Where does โ€œesquivoโ€ come from?

esquivo (Old Portuguese) comes from Gothic ๐ƒ๐Œบ๐Œน๐Œฟ๐Œท๐ƒ, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkรณs.

esquivo (Old Portuguese): harsh; cruel

Definitions

  1. harsh; cruel

Ancestry of โ€œesquivoโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic๐ƒ๐Œบ๐Œน๐Œฟ๐Œท๐ƒafraid, barefaced
2Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkรณsโ€”

Words derived from โ€œesquivoโ€

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkรณs โ†’Every word from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz โ†’Every word from Gothic ๐ƒ๐Œบ๐Œน๐Œฟ๐Œท๐ƒ โ†’