Where does “shunten” come from?
shunten (Middle English) comes from Middle English shonen, from Old English scunian, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
Ancestry of “shunten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | shonen | decline to do, avoid, fear; to decline to do,... |
| 2 | Old English | scunian | to shun; avoid; to hate; abhor; detest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “shunten”