Where does “scunian” come from?

scunian (Old English) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

scunian (Old English): to shun; avoid; to hate; abhor; detest

Definitions

  1. to shun; avoid; to hate; abhor; detest

Ancestry of “scunian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “scunian”

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