shoe (n.) Old English scoh "shoe," from Proto-Germanic *skokhaz (source also of Old Norse skor, Danish and Swedish sko, Old Frisian skoch, Old Saxon skoh, Middle Dutch scoe, Dutch schoen, Old High German scuoh, German Schuh, Gothic skoh). Old plural form shoon lasted until 16c.
How did shoes get the name sneakers?
The word was already in use at least as early as 1887, when the Boston Journal made reference to "sneakers" as "the name boys give to tennis shoes." The name "sneakers" originally referred to how quiet the rubber soles were on the ground, in contrast to noisy standard hard leather sole dress shoes.
Which is correct shoe or shoes?
'Shoe' is a singular noun, while 'Shoes' is its pulral noun. 'A pair of shoes means two shoe '. Hence, “How are my shoes?”is correct.