Where does “Kallrschoof” come from?

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

Kallrschoof (East Central German): woodlouse, pill bug

Definitions

  1. woodlouse, pill bug

Ancestry of “Kallrschoof”, step by step

Kallrschoof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schoof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschoofsheaf
2Middle Dutchscoef—
3Middle Englishskof—
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

via East Central German Kallr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanKallrcellar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Middle English skof →