Where does “skop” come from?

skop (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch schoppen, from Middle Dutch schuppen, from Proto-Germanic skuppōną, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

skop (Afrikaans): to kick

Definitions

  1. to kick

Ancestry of “skop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschoppenkick; spades; a playing card of the spades suit
2Middle Dutchschuppen—
3Proto-Germanicskuppōnąto shove, push, swing; to mock, scoff
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →