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Where does “scoopable” come from?

scoopable (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,...

scoopable (English): That can be scooped

Definitions

  1. That can be scooped

Ancestry of “scoopable”, step by step

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,...
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