Where does “shoes” come from?
Shoes comes from Middle English shoo, Old English hēo, Proto-Germanic skōhaz, and Proto-Indo-European skek-, a root of uncertain ultimate origin.
shoes (English): plural of shoe; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of shoe; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “shoes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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,... |
Words derived from “shoes”