Where does “scēawian” come from?

scēawian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

scēawian (Old English): to look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,...

Definitions

  1. to look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,...

Ancestry of “scēawian”, step by step

scēawian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic skawwōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

via Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*skauwōnto look, see, watch

Words derived from “scēawian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skawwōną →