Where does “shoo” come from?
shoo (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,...
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Ancestry of “shoo”, step by step
shoo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English sċōh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sċōh | shoe |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | skōh | shoe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |
via Old English hēo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hēo | she |
| 2 | Germanic | *hiju | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hijō | she; nominative singular feminine of *hiz |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |
via Old English scōh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | scōh | shoe |