Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skiuhijan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *skeuh (“frightened; frightening”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*skiuhijan

1. to dread, avoid
2. to shun

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*skiuhijan
1st sg. past	*skiuhidā
Infinitive	*skiuhijan
Genitive infin.	*skiuhijannjas
Dative infin.	*skiuhijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*skiuhijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*skiuhiju	*skiuhidā
2nd singular	*skiuhisi	*skiuhidēs, *skiuhidōs
3rd singular	*skiuhiþi	*skiuhidē, *skiuhidā
1st plural	*skiuhijum	*skiuhidum
2nd plural	*skiuhiþ	*skiuhidud
3rd plural	*skiuhijanþ	*skiuhidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*skiuhijē	*skiuhidī
2nd singular	*skiuhijēs	*skiuhidī
3rd singular	*skiuhijē	*skiuhidī
1st plural	*skiuhijēm	*skiuhidīm
2nd plural	*skiuhijēþ	*skiuhidīd
3rd plural	*skiuhijēn	*skiuhidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*skiuhi
Plural	*skiuhiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*skiuhijandī	*skiuhid

Descendants

• Old English: sċīen
• Old Dutch: skiuwen, skuwen
  • Middle Dutch: schuwen, scuwen, schouwen, schauwen
    • Dutch: schuwen, schouwen
• Old High German: sciuhen
  • Middle High German: schiuhen, schiuwen
    • German: scheuen, scheuchen
• → Old French: eschiver, eschivre, eschever, eschewer (see there for further descendants)