Where does “Schohn” come from?

Schohn (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-West Germanic skōh, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Schohn (Central Franconian): shoe

Definitions

  1. shoe

Ancestry of “Schohn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscuohshoe
2Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
3Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz →