From: altamix
Message: 33245
Date: 2004-06-16
> They _are_ cognates (cf. OHG scouwo:n and OSax. skawo:n). The OECan it be Alb. "zgjon" belongs here too ?
> verb meant
> 'watch, look at (+ regard, examine, inspect, look for, etc.)'
> and 'display,
> exhibit' (e.g. favour or respect); the modern meaning has evolved
> quite a
> lot since OE. The rest of Germanic has 'see, observe' as the central
> meaning. The IE root is *(s)keuh1- 'notice, observe'.
>
> Piotr