Where does “oxshoe” come from?
oxshoe (English) comes from English ox, from German Ochse, from Middle High German ohse, from Old High German ohso, from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.
oxshoe (English): A shoe for oxen, consisting of a flat piece of...
Definitions
- A shoe for oxen, consisting of a flat piece of...
Ancestry of “oxshoe”, step by step
oxshoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ox
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ox | An adult castrated male of cattle; Any bovine... |
| 2 | German | Ochse | ox |
| 3 | Middle High German | ohse | ox |
| 4 | Old High German | ohso | ox |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ohsō | ox |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uhsô | ox |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uksḗn | bull |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug-s-ḗn | — |
via English shoe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shoe | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom... |
| 2 | German | Schuh | shoe |
| 3 | Middle High German | schuo | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scuoh | shoe |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skōh | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |