sko

Swedish

/skuː/

noun
Definitions
  • a shoe (on foot or on a horse)
  • a lining (of iron on a wooden tool; similar to a horseshoe)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse skór derived from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz (shoe, literally covering) derived from Proto-Indo-European *skewk-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*skewk-

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