Where does “skosnöre” come from?

skosnöre (Swedish) comes from Swedish sko, from Old Norse skór, 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,...

skosnöre (Swedish): shoelace, shoestring cord used for fastening a shoe

Definitions

  1. shoelace, shoestring cord used for fastening a shoe

Ancestry of “skosnöre”, step by step

skosnöre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskoa shoe; a lining; to shoe, to put on shoes;...
2Old Norseskórshoe
3Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

via Swedish snöre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnörethin cord or string
2Old Swedishsnøre—
3Old Norsesnœri—
4Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
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