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Where does “Skou” come from?

Skou (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian skō, from Old Saxon skōh, from Proto-West Germanic skōh, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Skou (Saterland Frisian): shoe

Definitions

  1. shoe

Ancestry of “Skou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianskō—
2Old Saxonskōhshoe
3Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
4Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
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