Where does “sho” come from?

sho (Middle English) comes 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,...

sho (Middle English): Alternative form of sche; A shoe; A horseshoe or...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sche; A shoe; A horseshoe or...

Ancestry of “sho”, step by step

sho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sċōh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċōhshoe
2Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
3Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

via Old English hēo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhēoshe
2Germanic*hiju—
3Proto-Germanichijōshe; nominative singular feminine of *hiz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here

Words derived from “sho”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz →
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