Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*(s)ḱeh₃-
4 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-, most common first.
- shadowA dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
- obscureDark, faint or indistinct.
- hoarA white or greyish-white colour.
- hoar frostOriginally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces.