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Where does “bæskubber” come from?

bæskubber (Danish) comes from Danish skubbe, from Middle Low German schuppen, from Proto-Germanic skuppōną, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

bæskubber (Danish): homosexual male: poo pirate, turd burglar

Definitions

  1. homosexual male: poo pirate, turd burglar

Ancestry of “bæskubber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskubbepush; shove; thrust
2Middle Low Germanschuppen—
3Proto-Germanicskuppōnąto shove, push, swing; to mock, scoff
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →