Where does “skuffelse” come from?

skuffelse (Danish) comes from Danish skuffe, from Low German schuf, from Middle Low German schûven, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

skuffelse (Danish): disappointment

Definitions

  1. disappointment

Ancestry of “skuffelse”, step by step

skuffelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skuffe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskuffedrawer; to disappoint
2Low Germanschuf—
3Middle Low Germanschûven—
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Middle Low German schûven →