Where does “shoo away” come from?
shoo away (English) comes from English shoo, 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 away (English): to get rid of, to chase away
Definitions
- to get rid of, to chase away
Ancestry of “shoo away”, step by step
shoo away traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shoo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shoo | To induce someone or something to leave; To leave... |
| 2 | Middle English | scho | Alternative form of sche; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | hēo | she |
| 4 | Germanic | *hiju | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hijō | she; nominative singular feminine of *hiz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |