Where does “sjoon” come from?
sjoon (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch schoe, from Old Dutch skuo, from Old Saxon skōh, 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,...
sjoon (Limburgish): shoe
Ancestry of “sjoon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | schoe | shoe |
| 2 | Old Dutch | skuo | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | skōh | 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,... |