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Where does “eschiver” come from?

eschiver (Old French) comes from Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

eschiver (Old French): to escape; to flee; to avoid; to refuse to deny

Definitions

  1. to escape; to flee; to avoid; to refuse to deny

Ancestry of “eschiver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃afraid, barefaced
2Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

Words derived from “eschiver”

  • skiver
  • skiving
  • skive
  • skeevy
  • skeevies
  • skeeve
  • esquivo
  • esquivar
  • esquiva
  • schifo
  • schivata
  • schivafatiche
  • schifoso
  • schifare
  • schifosaggine
  • schifosità
  • schivare
  • schifiltà
  • schifiltoso
  • schifiltosamente
  • schifiltosità
  • schivabile
  • schifazzo
  • esquiver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →