Where does “sjouwen” come from?

sjouwen (Dutch) comes from West Frisian sjouwe, from Old Frisian skiōua, from Old Frisian skūva, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

sjouwen (Dutch): to carry (a heavy object or load), tote, schlep

Definitions

  1. to carry (a heavy object or load), tote, schlep

Ancestry of “sjouwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiansjouwe—
2Old Frisianskiōua—
3Old Frisianskūvato push, shove
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

Words derived from “sjouwen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Old Frisian skūva →