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English word origin

Etymology of shown

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.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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verb

past participle of show

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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.

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  • Inherited-form mentionschauenenm
  • Derivation mentionschewenenm · to show
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