eschiver
Old French
verb
Definitions
- to escape; to flee
- to avoid
- to refuse to deny
Etymology
Borrowed from Frankish *skiuhan (avoid, dread, shun) derived from Proto-Germanic *skiuhwaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skiuhwaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- schivare Italian
- afschuwen Dutch, Flemish
- schuwen Dutch, Flemish
- waarschuwen Dutch, Flemish
- esquivar Spanish, Castilian
- esquivo Spanish, Castilian
- *skeuhaz Proto-Germanic
- *skiuhijaną Proto-Germanic
- *skiuhwaną Proto-Germanic
- eschuer Old French
- schuwen Middle Dutch
- sciuhen Old High German
- schiuhen Middle High German
- esquiver Middle French
- *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃 Gothic
- *skiuhan gmw-pro
- skiuwen Old Dutch
- esquivo Old Portuguese
- *skiuhan Frankish
- eschiver xno