Where does “schoenendoos” come from?

schoenendoos (Dutch) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

schoenendoos (Dutch): a shoebox box for shoes

Definitions

  1. a shoebox box for shoes

Ancestry of “schoenendoos”, step by step

schoenendoos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schoen

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

via Dutch doos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoosbox; vagina; stupid female, cunt
2Middle Dutchdōse
3Latindosisdose
4Ancient Greekδόσιςgiving, a gift; license, permission; portion
5Ancient GreekδίδωμιI give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew-
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