Where does “שוכוואַרג” come from?
שוכוואַרג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שוך, from Middle High German schuo, from Old High German scuoh, 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,...
שוכוואַרג (Yiddish): shoe materials
Definitions
- shoe materials
Ancestry of “שוכוואַרג”, step by step
שוכוואַרג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish שוך
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שוך | shoe |
| 2 | Middle High German | schuo | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scuoh | shoe |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skōh | shoe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |
via Yiddish ־וואַרג
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־וואַרג | ness |