Where does “scouwōn” come from?

scouwōn (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

scouwōn (Old High German): to look, to view

Definitions

  1. to look, to view

Ancestry of “scouwōn”, step by step

scouwōn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic skawwōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

via Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*skauwōnto look, see, watch

Words derived from “scouwōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skawwōną →