shoe English · revision 6591

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=inherited|attested=c. 950|origins=gem-pro *skōhaz}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ʃuː/; /ʃu/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English scheo, sho, [[inh|ang|scōh]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) from [[gem-pro|*skōhaz]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) cognate with [[ofs|skōch]], [[nl|schoen]], [[de|Schuh]], [[non|skór]] and [[got|𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌷𐍃|tr=skōhs]];^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) it has no known cognates outside Germanic,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(Etymonline) though Etymonline mentions a possible link with PIE [[ine-pro|*(s)kewH-|alt=*skeu-|t=to cover]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A covering for the human foot: about 950 in Barnhart and the OED.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The old plural shoon lasted until the 16th century.^(Etymonline) A horseshoe is from about 1300,^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) and the distinction between shoe and [[boot]] is from about 1400.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) An ''old shoe'' as something worthless is from the late 14th century.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) The custom of throwing an old shoe after someone for luck is mentioned from the 1540s and survives in shoes tied to a newly married couple's car.^(Etymonline) ''To stand in someone's shoes'' is from 1767, and ''another pair of shoes'', a different matter, from 1861.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) The verb, to put shoes on, especially a horse, is from Old English scōgan.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 950 – a shoe.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1300 – a horseshoe.^(Etymonline)

+ * c. 1400 – distinguished from a boot.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1540s – throwing a shoe for luck.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1767 – in someone's shoes.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # An outer covering for the foot, with a stiff [[sole]], usually ending below the ankle.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A [[horseshoe]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Something like a shoe in shape or use, such as the part of a brake that presses on a wheel.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To fit a horse with shoes.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To provide with shoes, with ''shod'' as the past form.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[shoeless]]

+ * [[unshod]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[horseshoe]]

+ * [[shoemaker]]

+ * [[shod]]

+ * [[boot]]

+ * [[sock]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}