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Where does “shoed” come from?

shoed (Middle English) comes from Middle English shon, from Czech sehnat, from Czech hnát, from Old Czech hnáti, from Proto-Slavic gъnati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gúntei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰénti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.

Ancestry of “shoed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishshonTo shoe; to insert shoes onto feet; To insert...
2Czechsehnat—
3Czechhnátto drive; to chase; to drive, propel, power
4Old Czechhnáti—
5Proto-Slavicgъnatito chase, to persecute
6Proto-Balto-Slavicgúnteito chase
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntito be striking down, killing, slaying
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “shoed”

  • shod
  • slipshod
  • roughshod
  • dryshod
  • slipshodness
  • slipshodly
  • misshod
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