Where does “shoesole” come from?
shoesole (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
shoesole (English): The sole of a shoe
Definitions
- The sole of a shoe
Ancestry of “shoesole”, step by step
shoesole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shoe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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,... |
via English sole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sole | A wooden band or yoke put around the neck of an... |
| 2 | Middle English | sole | rope |
| 3 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 4 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 5 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |