Where does “hors sho” come from?

hors sho (Middle English) comes from Middle English sho, from Old English sċōh, 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,...

hors sho (Middle English): horseshoe

Definitions

  1. horseshoe

Ancestry of “hors sho”, step by step

hors sho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English sho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishshoAlternative form of sche; A shoe; A horseshoe or...
2Old Englishsċōhshoe
3Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
4Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

via Middle English hors

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhorsa horse; A horseman; a mounted soldier; A means...
2Old Englishhorshorse
3Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
4Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz →