Where does “shoo” come from?

shoo (English) comes from Middle English scho, from Old English hēo, from Germanic *hiju, from Proto-Germanic hijō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

shoo (English): To induce someone or something to leave; To leave...

Definitions

  1. To induce someone or something to leave; To leave...

Ancestry of “shoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishschoAlternative form of sche; Alternative form of...
2Old Englishhēoshe
3Germanic*hiju—
4Proto-Germanichijōshe; nominative singular feminine of *hiz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here

Words derived from “shoo”

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