Where does “sheuch” come from?

sheuch (Scots) comes from Middle English sough, from Old English sōh, from Proto-Germanic sik, from Proto-Germanic sīką, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sheuch (Scots): ditch

Definitions

  1. ditch

Ancestry of “sheuch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsough—
2Old Englishsōh—
3Proto-GermanicsikAlternative form of *sek
4Proto-Germanicsīkątrickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīką →