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Where does “shod” come from?

Shod comes from Middle English shod, past tense of Middle English sho, from Old English hēo, ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic skōhaz and Proto-Indo-European roots ḱe- and skek-.

shod (English): Wearing shoes; Having tires equipped; simple past...

Definitions

  1. Wearing shoes; Having tires equipped; simple past...

Ancestry of “shod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishshoed—
2Middle EnglishshonTo shoe; to insert shoes onto feet; To insert...
3Czechsehnat—
4Czechhnátto drive; to chase; to drive, propel, power
5Old Czechhnáti—
6Proto-Slavicgъnatito chase, to persecute
7Proto-Balto-Slavicgúnteito chase
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntito be striking down, killing, slaying
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “shod”

  • slipshod
  • roughshod
  • dryshod
  • slipshodness
  • slipshodly
  • misshod
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