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Where does “shooer” come from?

shooer (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.

shooer (English): A person who shoos something away; An improvised...

Definitions

  1. A person who shoos something away; An improvised...

Ancestry of “shooer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshooTo induce someone or something to leave; To leave...
2Middle EnglishschoAlternative form of sche; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishhēoshe
4Germanic*hiju—
5Proto-Germanichijōshe; nominative singular feminine of *hiz
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here
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