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Where does “sceoh” come from?

sceoh (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic skeuh, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

sceoh (Old English): shy

Definitions

  1. shy

Ancestry of “sceoh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskeuhfrightened, shy; frightening, ugly
2Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

Words derived from “sceoh”

  • shy
  • shyness
  • shyly
  • shying
  • shies
  • shyer
  • workshy
  • cockshy
  • shily
  • gunshy
  • shiness
  • unshy
  • nonshy
  • workshyness
  • shyish
  • unshyly
  • shyful
  • shieth
  • shy away
  • shy away from
  • gun-shy
  • love-shy
  • love-shyness
  • shy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →