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Etymology · Proto-Germanic

*skeuhaz

3 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz, most common first.

shyEasily frightened; timid.
skiveTo avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
sewelA scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place.