Where does “hestesko” come from?

hestesko (Danish) comes from Danish sko, from Old Norse skór, 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,...

hestesko (Danish): horseshoe

Definitions

  1. horseshoe

Ancestry of “hestesko”, step by step

hestesko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskoshoe
2Old Norseskórshoe
3Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

via Danish hest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhesthorse
2Old Englishhæstviolence, fury; strife; violent
3Old Norsehestrhorse
4Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz →