Where does “schuif” come from?

schuif (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schuuf, from Middle Dutch schuven, from Old Dutch scūvan, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

schuif (Dutch): drawer; bolt, to lock a door etc; slide, moving...

Definitions

  1. drawer; bolt, to lock a door etc; slide, moving...

Ancestry of “schuif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschuuf—
2Middle Dutchschuvento slide, to move smoothly over a surface; to...
3Old Dutchscūvanto slide
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

Words derived from “schuif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Old Dutch scūvan →