Etymograph

English

legshow

From leg + show.

A compound of leg + show

Proto-Germanic *lagjaz ‘leg’

Old Norse leggr ‘leg’

Middle English leg ‘leg’

English leg

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- ‘to heed, look, take note of’

Proto-Germanic *skawwōną ‘to look, see’

Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn ‘to look, see’

Old English scēawian ‘to look at; to exhibit, display’

Middle English schewen

English show

Today it means

noun An erotic entertainment focusing on the display of women's legs.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / legshow