Where does “skiuwen” come from?

skiuwen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic skiuhijan, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

skiuwen (Old Dutch): to avoid

Definitions

  1. to avoid

Ancestry of “skiuwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskiuhijanto dread, avoid; to shun
2Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

Words derived from “skiuwen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skiuhijan →
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