Where does “scoop” come from?
Scoop comes from Middle English scope, from Middle Dutch schoppe, from Old Dutch skuppa, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep-.
scoop (English): Any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a...
Definitions
- Any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a...
Ancestry of “scoop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | scope | scoop |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | scoep | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skuppǭ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |
Words derived from “scoop”