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Where does “schiech” come from?

schiech (Middle High German) comes from Old High German *skioh, from Proto-West Germanic skeuh, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

Ancestry of “schiech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German*skioh—
2Proto-West Germanicskeuhfrightened, shy; frightening, ugly
3Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

Words derived from “schiech”

  • scheu
  • kontaktscheu
  • schiech
  • medienscheu
  • kopfscheu
  • kamerascheu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →