Where does “pawshake” come from?

pawshake (English) comes from English paw, from Middle English pawe, from Old French poue, from Frankish pōta, from Proto-Germanic putōną, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.

pawshake (English): The grasping of an animal's paw, analogous to a handshake

Definitions

  1. The grasping of an animal's paw, analogous to a handshake

Ancestry of “pawshake”, step by step

pawshake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English paw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpawThe soft foot of a mammal or other animal,...
2Middle Englishpawepaw; claw, talon; rough, vicious hand
3Old Frenchpoue—
4Frankishpōta—
5Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell

via English shake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshakeTo cause to move rapidly in opposite directions...
2Middle EnglishschakenTo shake or quake
3Old Englishsċeacan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bud- →