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Where does “skeuh” come from?

skeuh (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

skeuh (Proto-West Germanic): frightened, shy; frightening, ugly

Definitions

  1. frightened, shy; frightening, ugly

Ancestry of “skeuh”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skeuh”

  • schuwen
  • verafschuwen
  • afschuw
  • afschuwen
  • afschuwelijk
  • sceoh
  • schuwen
  • skiuwen
  • skiuhijan
  • skiā
  • skiāch
  • skjou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →