Where does “horseshoe” come from?

Horseshoe comes from Middle English horssho, from Middle English hors and an element related to Proto-Germanic skōhaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-.

horseshoe (English): The U-shaped metallic shoe of a horse; A U-shaped...

Definitions

  1. The U-shaped metallic shoe of a horse; A U-shaped...

Ancestry of “horseshoe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhorsschohorseshoe metallic shoe of a horse
2Middle Englishhorsa horse; A horseman; a mounted soldier; A means...
3Old Englishhorshorse
4Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
5Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hross →
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