Where does “showjumping” come from?

showjumping (English) comes from English show, from Middle English schewen, from Old English scēawian, from Proto-Germanic skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

showjumping (English): A sporting competition where horses are ridden...

Definitions

  1. A sporting competition where horses are ridden...

Ancestry of “showjumping”, step by step

showjumping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English show

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshowTo display, to have somebody see; To bestow; to...
2Middle Englishschewento show
3Old Englishscēawianto look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,...
4Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

via English jumping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjumpingExuberantly active; in full swing; present...
2EnglishjumpTo propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or...
3Arabicجَنْب—

Words derived from “showjumping”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →