*skeuhaz

Runic: ᛊᚲᛖᚢᚺᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈskeu̯.xɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

frightened
shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved; cautious
abominable; odious; loathsome; vile

Etymology

Further origin unknown; assumed to be from pre-Germanic *skéwkos. Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skewbʰ-, *skūbʰ- (‘to push, drive, move forward’) (for which see Proto-Germanic *skeubaną (‘to push, drive’) for cognates) or *(s)kewH- (‘to cover, hide’).

For semantic development compare Russian засте́нчивый (zasténčivyj) connected with стена́ (stená) or with стень (stenʹ).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	skeuhaz	skeuhō	skeuhą, -atō	skeuhai	skeuhôz	skeuhō
Acc.	skeuhanǭ	skeuhǭ	skeuhą, -atō	skeuhanz	skeuhōz	skeuhō
Gen.	skeuhas, -is	skeuhaizōz	skeuhas, -is	skeuhaizǫ̂	skeuhaizǫ̂	skeuhaizǫ̂
Dat.	skeuhammai	skeuhaizōi	skeuhammai	skeuhaimaz	skeuhaimaz	skeuhaimaz
Inst.	skeuhanō	skeuhaizō	skeuhanō	skeuhaimiz	skeuhaimiz	skeuhaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	skeuhô	skeuhǭ	skeuhô	skeuhaniz	skeuhōniz	skeuhōnō
Acc.	skeuhanų	skeuhōnų	skeuhô	skeuhanunz	skeuhōnunz	skeuhōnō
Gen.	skeuhiniz	skeuhōniz	skeuhiniz	skeuhanǫ̂	skeuhōnǫ̂	skeuhanǫ̂
Dat.	skeuhini	skeuhōni	skeuhini	skeuhammaz	skeuhōmaz	skeuhammaz
Inst.	skeuhinē	skeuhōnē	skeuhinē	skeuhammiz	skeuhōmiz	skeuhammiz

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Descendants

*skeuh (Proto-West Germanic)
- scheu (Dutch)
*skeuh (Proto-West Germanic)
- sċēoh (Old English)
  - sceouh, skey, schey (Middle English)
    - shy (English)
    - skeich, skiech, skick (Scots)
*skeuh (Proto-West Germanic)
- eschif, eschiu (Old French)
  - schifo (Italian)
  - escheu, eschew (Middle English)
*skeuh (Proto-West Germanic)
- *skiāch, *skiā (Old Frisian)
  - skjou (Saterland Frisian)
  - skou (West Frisian)
*skeuh (Proto-West Germanic)
- *skioh (Old High German)
  - schiech, schiehe, schie (Middle High German)
    - schiach (Bavarian)
    - scheu, schiech, schiach, schirch (German)
*skyggr (Old Norse)
- skygg (Norwegian)
- skygg (Swedish)
*skugjaz (Old Norse)
- skygg (Norwegian)
- skygg (Swedish)
*𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃 (*skiuhs) (Gothic)
- esquiu (Catalan)
*𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃 (*skiuhs) (Gothic)
- esquivo (Old Galician-Portuguese)
  - esquivo, esquío (Galician)
  - esquivo (Portuguese)
*keühä (Proto-Finnic)

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