Where does “schūren” come from?

schūren (Middle High German) comes from Old French escurer, from Medieval Latin scuro, from Latin cūrō, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

Ancestry of “schūren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescurer
2Medieval Latinscuro
3Latincūrōto arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to
4Latincūracare, concern, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
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