Where does “nu gaze” come from?
nu gaze (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,...
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Ancestry of “nu gaze”, step by step
nu gaze 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,... |