Where does โeschiverโ come from?
eschiver (Old French) comes from Gothic ๐๐บ๐น๐ฟ๐ท๐, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkรณs.
eschiver (Old French): to escape; to flee; to avoid; to refuse to deny
Definitions
- to escape; to flee; to avoid; to refuse to deny
Ancestry of โeschiverโ, step by step
eschiver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Gothic ๐๐บ๐น๐ฟ๐ท๐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gothic | ๐๐บ๐น๐ฟ๐ท๐ | afraid, barefaced |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skeuhaz | frightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skewkรณs | โ |
via Frankish skiuhan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | skiuhan | to dread, shun, avoid; to dread; to avoid, shun;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skiuhijanฤ | to frighten |