Where does “schoffelen” come from?

schoffelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

schoffelen (Dutch): to hoe, to weed with a scuffle; to weed

Definitions

  1. to hoe, to weed with a scuffle; to weed

Ancestry of “schoffelen”, step by step

schoffelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch schoffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschoffelhoe; shovel
2Middle Dutchschoffelshovel
3Proto-Germanicskuflōshovel
4Proto-Germanicskublō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →