Where does “scoop up” come from?

scoop up (English) comes from English scoop, from Middle English scope, from Middle Dutch scoep, from Proto-Germanic skuppǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

scoop up (English): to pick up or clear up by scooping

Definitions

  1. to pick up or clear up by scooping

Ancestry of “scoop up”, step by step

scoop up traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scoop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscoopAny cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a...
2Middle Englishscopescoop
3Middle Dutchscoep—
4Proto-Germanicskuppǭ—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

via English up

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishupto a vertical axis
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuppǭ →Every word from Middle Dutch scoep →