Where does “schoof” come from?

schoof (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch scoef, from Middle English skof, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

schoof (Dutch): sheaf

Definitions

  1. sheaf

Ancestry of “schoof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchscoef—
2Middle Englishskof—
3Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

Words derived from “schoof”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Middle English skof →