Where does “showell” come from?

showell (Middle English) comes from Old English seofon, from Proto-West Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

showell (Middle English): Alternative form of schovel

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of schovel

Ancestry of “showell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseofonseven
2Proto-West Germanicsebunseven
3Proto-Germanicsebunseven
4Proto-Germanicsebunt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →