Where does “Schnürschuh” come from?

Schnürschuh (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Schnürschuh (German): lace-up shoe

Definitions

  1. lace-up shoe

Ancestry of “Schnürschuh”, step by step

Schnürschuh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchuhshoe
2Middle High Germanschuo—
3Old High Germanscuohshoe
4Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
5Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

via German schnüren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnürento lace
2Middle High Germansnüeren—
3Old High Germansnuoren—
4Proto-Germanicsnōrijanąto tie, to lace, to bind
5Proto-Germanicsnōrōrope, cable
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz →