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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”

  • shunt
  • shun
  • shunting
  • shunter
  • shunnest
  • shunner
  • shunless
  • unshunnable
  • shunnable
  • shuntable
  • shunworthy
  • headshunt
  • shounten
  • shunten
  • schounten
  • shonte
  • shunte
  • schunten
  • shonen
  • schonten
  • shont
  • shount
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