Where does “scuffling” come from?
Scuffling derives from English scuffle, which comes from Dutch schoffel, traced through Middle Dutch schoffel and Proto-Germanic skuflō to Proto-Germanic skublō.
scuffling (English): present participle of scuffle; a confused...
Definitions
- present participle of scuffle; a confused...
Ancestry of “scuffling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scuffle | A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close... |
| 2 | Dutch | schoffel | hoe; shovel |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | schoffel | shovel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skuflō | shovel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skublō | — |
Words derived from “scuffling”