Where does “sliefescoh” come from?

sliefescoh (Old 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,...

sliefescoh (Old English): slipper

Definitions

  1. slipper

Ancestry of “sliefescoh”, step by step

sliefescoh 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 slīefe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslīefesleeve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz