Shoe
/ʃuː/noun
A covering for the foot, typically made of leather, fabric, or other material.
Did you know?The English word is deeply Germanic, and its cousins spread across the old Germanic languages, showing how one basic object became a universal symbol of rank, travel, and protection.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skeu-
“to cover, wrap, or hide”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*skōhaz
“covering for the foot; shoe”
Old English
Eng
scōh
“shoe, foot-covering”
Middle English
Eng
shoo / schoo
“shoe”
Modern English
Eng
shoe
“a covering for the foot”