sceawian
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to look at, examine, scrutinize
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (see, look, watch).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skawwōną
Gloss
see, look, watch
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
見
Emoji
🙈 🪚
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kaava Finnish
- Schaubühne German
- Schaufenster German
- Schaulust German
- anschauen German
- auf Wiederschauen German
- ausschauen German
- durchschauen German
- erschauen German
- hinwegschauen German
- niederschauen German
- schauen German
- schaulustig German
- umschauen German
- verschauen German
- vorbeischauen German
- wegschauen German
- zuschauen German
- aanschouwen Dutch, Flemish
- beschouwen Dutch, Flemish
- overschouwen Dutch, Flemish
- schouwburg Dutch, Flemish
- schouwen Dutch, Flemish
- toeschouwer Dutch, Flemish
- *(s)kewh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)ḱew- Proto-Indo-European
- *skawwōną Proto-Germanic
- scēawian Old English
- schouwen Middle Dutch
- scouwon Old High German
- scouwōn Old High German
- schouwen Middle High German
- scouwon Old Dutch
- skouwon Old Dutch