Where does “skiuhan” come from?

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

skiuhan (Proto-West Germanic): to dread

Definitions

  1. to dread

Ancestry of “skiuhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz →