Etymology

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Today it means: An occasion when something is shown. Full definition →

Middle English schewynge ← Old English sċēawiende ← Proto-West Germanic *skauwōndī
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showing · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*skawwōną“to look, observe”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*skawwōndz
  3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*skauwōndī
  4. Old English · inherited fromsċēawiende
  5. Middle English · inherited fromschewynge
  6. English todayshowing

From Middle English schewynge, schewand, schewande, schewende, from Old English sċēawiende, from Proto-West Germanic *skauwōndī, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (“to look, observe”), equivalent to show + -ing.

showing · noun2

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*skawwungō
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*skauwungu
  3. Old English · inherited fromsċēawung“a looking at, contemplation, consideration; respect, regard; survey, examination; a show, appearance, pretense”
  4. Middle English · inherited fromschewyng
  5. English todayshowing

From Middle English schewyng, schewinge, from Old English sċēawung (“a looking at, contemplation, consideration; respect, regard; survey, examination; a show, appearance, pretense”), from Proto-West Germanic *skauwungu, from Proto-Germanic *skawwungō, equivalent to show + -ing. Cognate with Dutch schouwing (“inspection, survey”), German Schauung (“vision”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*skawwōną all →

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Old Englishsċēawung all →

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