Where does “hoëhakskoen” come from?

hoëhakskoen (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans skoen, from Dutch schoen, from Middle Dutch schoe, from Old Dutch skuo, from Old Saxon skōh, from Proto-West Germanic skōh, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

hoëhakskoen (Afrikaans): a high-heeled shoe

Definitions

  1. a high-heeled shoe

Ancestry of “hoëhakskoen”, step by step

hoëhakskoen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans skoen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansskoenshoe
2Dutchschoenshoe
3Middle Dutchschoeshoe
4Old Dutchskuo—
5Old Saxonskōhshoe
6Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
7Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

via Afrikaans hoe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanshoehow
2Dutchhoehow
3Middle Dutchhoehow, in what way/manner; how, to what degree
4Old Dutchhuohow
5Proto-Germanichwōhow, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
6Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
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