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Where does “shool” come from?

shool (English) comes from Middle English schovele, from Old English sċofl, from Proto-Germanic skuflō, from Proto-Germanic skublō.

shool (English): A shovel; A spade; To move materials with a...

Definitions

  1. A shovel; A spade; To move materials with a...

Ancestry of “shool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishschovele—
2Old Englishsċoflshovel
3Proto-Germanicskuflōshovel
4Proto-Germanicskublō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skublō →