Where does “Schuhlöffel” come from?
Schuhlöffel (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,...
Schuhlöffel (German): shoehorn
Ancestry of “Schuhlöffel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Schuh | shoe |
| 2 | Middle High German | schuo | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scuoh | shoe |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skōh | shoe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |