Where does “gymp” come from?

gymp (Dutch) comes from Dutch gymschoen, 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,...

gymp (Dutch): A light athletic shoe, sneaker, runner

Definitions

  1. A light athletic shoe, sneaker, runner

Ancestry of “gymp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgymschoenathletic shoe, sneaker, runner
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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew-