Where does “ŝuŝnuro” come from?
ŝuŝnuro (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝuo, from English shoe, from German Schuh, from Middle High German schuo, from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-West Germanic skōh, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
ŝuŝnuro (Esperanto): shoelace, shoestring
Definitions
- shoelace, shoestring
Ancestry of “ŝuŝnuro”, step by step
ŝuŝnuro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ŝuo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝuo | shoe |
| 2 | English | shoe | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom... |
| 3 | German | Schuh | shoe |
| 4 | Middle High German | schuo | — |
| 5 | Old High German | scuoh | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skōh | shoe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |
via Esperanto ŝnuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝnuro | cord; string; chord |
| 2 | German | Schnur | cord, string; cable; daughter-in-law |
| 3 | Yiddish | שנור | daughter-in-law; rope, chain, line, thread, cord |
| 4 | Middle High German | snur | — |
| 5 | Old High German | snur | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | snuzō | daughter-in-law |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | snusós | daughter-in-law |