Where does “dreamgaze” come from?
dreamgaze (English) comes from English shoegaze, from English shoe, from German Schuh, from Middle High German schuo, from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-West Germanic skōh, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
dreamgaze (English): A mixture of dream pop and shoegaze
Definitions
- A mixture of dream pop and shoegaze
Ancestry of “dreamgaze”, step by step
dreamgaze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shoegaze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shoegaze | Synonym of shoegazing; To perform in the... |
| 2 | English | shoe | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom... |
| 3 | German | Schuh | shoe |
| 4 | Middle High German | schuo | — |
| 5 | Old High German | scuoh | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skōh | shoe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |
via English dream pop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dream pop | A subgenre of alternative rock with ethereal textures and breathy vocals rather than hard riffs |