Where does “Schuh” come from?

Schuh (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German schuoch, 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,...

Schuh (Hunsrik): shoe

Definitions

  1. shoe

Ancestry of “Schuh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschuochshoe
2Old High Germanscuohshoe
3Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
4Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz →