DUTCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

schuchter.

shy

9 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsxʏxtər/

Where this word comes from

Via Early Modern German schüchter from a German Low German [Term?] source. The contemporary German form is schüchtern. Eventually akin to German scheu, Dutch schuw, and English shy.

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