Where does “galoshe” come from?

galoshe (English) comes from Middle English galoche, from Old French galoche, from Latin gallica — nominative feminine singular of gallicus;...

galoshe (English): A clog or patten; Hence, an overshoe worn in wet...

Definitions

  1. A clog or patten; Hence, an overshoe worn in wet...

Ancestry of “galoshe”, step by step

galoshe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English galoche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgalocheA clog or patten
2Old Frenchgalocheshoe with a wooden sole
3Latingallicanominative feminine singular of gallicus;...

via Middle English galache

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgalache—

via Middle English galage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgalageshoe

Words derived from “galoshe”

Every word from Latin gallica →Every word from Old French galoche →Every word from Middle English galoche →