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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *andaskōhōną. Cognate with Old High German antscuohōn. Equivalent to on- +‎ sċōġan or on- + sċōh + -ian, literally 'to unshoe'.

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onsċōġan

  1. (transitive) to take shoes off of someone or something, (reflexive) to take one's shoes off
    • late 9th century, Werferth, translation of the Dialogues of Gregory
      Sē mæsseprēost cōm sume dæġe hām of sīþfæte, and þā hē ēode on his hūs, hē cleopode rēċelēaslīċe tō his þēowetlinge and cwæþ, "Cum hider and onsċō mē!"
      One day the priest came home from a journey, and when he entered his house, he called out to his slave carelessly and said, "Come here and take my shoes off!" (Literally: "Come here and unshoe me!")

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  • Middle English: unshon