sky
Danish
[ˈskyˀ], [ˈʃyː]
adj
Definitions
- shy
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German schūwe inherited from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (shy, frightened, reserved, afraid, odious, fearful).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skeuhaz
Gloss
shy, frightened, reserved, afraid, odious, fearful
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cockshy English
- gun-shy English
- gunshy English
- love-shy English
- nonshy English
- shieth English
- shily English
- shiness English
- shy English
- shybie English
- shyful English
- shying English
- shyish English
- shyly English
- shyness English
- skeeve English
- skeeved English
- skeevies English
- skeevy English
- unshy English
- workshy English
- kamerascheu German
- kontaktscheu German
- kopfscheu German
- medienscheu German
- risikoscheu German
- scheu German
- schifare Italian
- schifezza Italian
- schifiltà Italian
- schifo Italian
- schifoso Italian
- *skeuhaz Proto-Germanic
- シャイ Japanese
- sċēoh Old English
- shy Middle English
- afsky Danish
- afskyelig Danish
- eschiu Old French
- *skiuh Old High German
- schiech Middle High German
- schiuch, schie, schiuhe, schiehe, schiech, schūche Middle High German
- *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃 Gothic
- *keühä Proto-Finnic
- schūwe Middle Low German
- *sciuh Frankish
- *skiā Old Frisian