Where does “go-show” come from?
go-show (English) comes from English Go, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
go-show (English): The situation where a passenger checks in at an...
Definitions
- The situation where a passenger checks in at an...
Ancestry of “go-show”, step by step
go-show traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Go
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Go | An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular... |
| 2 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 3 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 5 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |
via English no-show
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | no-show | An absence; failure to show up or to make a... |