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English word shy comes from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz
*skeuhaz (Proto-Germanic)
Abominable; odious; loathsome; vile. Frightened. Shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved; cautious.
sċēoh (Old English)
shy (Middle English)
shy (English)
(intransitive) To avoid due to timidness or caution.. (intransitive) To jump back in fear.. (transitive) to throw sideways with a jerk; to fling (informal) Short, insufficient or less than.. Cautious; wary; suspicious.. Easily frightened; timid.. Embarrassed. (Can we add an example for this sense?). Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach. A place for throwing.. A sudden start aside, as [...]