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
- Wearing shoes; Having tires equipped; simple past...
Ancestry of “shod”, step by step
shod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English shoed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | shoed | — |
| 2 | Middle English | shon | To shoe; to insert shoes onto feet; To insert... |
| 3 | Czech | sehnat | to find, to get |
| 4 | Czech | hnát | to drive; to chase; to drive, propel, power |
| 5 | Old Czech | hnáti | to drive |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | gъnati | to chase, to persecute |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gúntei | to chase |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰénti | to be striking down, killing, slaying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Classical Persian شاد
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | شاد | — |