Where does “schöif” come from?

schöif (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian skōch, 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,...

schöif (North Frisian): shoe

Definitions

  1. shoe

Ancestry of “schöif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianskōch—
2Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz →