Where does “slipshod” come from?
slipshod (English) comes from English shod, from Middle English shoed, from Middle English shon, from Czech sehnat, from Czech hnát, from Old Czech hnáti, from Proto-Slavic gъnati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gúntei.
slipshod (English): Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash; Wearing...
Definitions
- Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash; Wearing...
Ancestry of “slipshod”, step by step
slipshod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shod | Wearing shoes; Having tires equipped; simple past... |
| 2 | Middle English | shoed | — |
| 3 | Middle English | shon | To shoe; to insert shoes onto feet; To insert... |
| 4 | Czech | sehnat | to find, to get |
| 5 | Czech | hnát | to drive; to chase; to drive, propel, power |
| 6 | Old Czech | hnáti | to drive |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | gъnati | to chase, to persecute |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gúntei | to chase |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰénti | to be striking down, killing, slaying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |