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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skawwōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (to heed, look, feel, take note of). Cognate with Latin cavēre (to beware, heed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑw.wɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skawwōną

  1. to look, see, watch

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: sċēawian
    • Middle English: schawen, schewen, schowen; scheawing, scewing
    • English: shew, show
    • Old English: sċēawung
      • Middle English: schewinge, schewynge
        • English: showing
        • Scots: schewing, schawing, schowing
      • Old French: escauvinghe, escauwage; scawageour
  • Old Frisian: skāwia, skōwia, skōia
    • Saterland Frisian: scoe
    • West Frisian: skôgje, skoaie, skouje
  • Old Saxon: skauwōn
  • Old Dutch: scouwon
  • Old High German: skouwōn, scouwōn
  • Finnic: *kaava
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