Where does “shoegazey” come from?
shoegazey (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,...
shoegazey (English): Having elements of the shoegaze style
Definitions
- Having elements of the shoegaze style
Ancestry of “shoegazey”, step by step
shoegazey 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,... |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |