Where does “schuifelen” come from?

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

schuifelen (Dutch): to shuffle, move slowly

Definitions

  1. to shuffle, move slowly

Ancestry of “schuifelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschuivento slide; to shove; to yield, make money, to earn...
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 “schuifelen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ-
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