Etymology

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Middle English schauen
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  1. Middle English · derived fromschewen“to show”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromschauen
  3. English todayshown

From Middle English schauen, schewen (past participle), alternative form of schawid, schewed, past participle of Middle English schewen (“to show”). Morphologically equivalent to show + -n.

Words from the same roots

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