Where does “shove” come from?
Shove comes from Middle English schoven, from Old English sċūfan, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ-.
shove (English): To push, especially roughly or with force; To...
Definitions
- To push, especially roughly or with force; To...
Ancestry of “shove”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schouven | Alternative form of schoven |
| 2 | Old English | sċūfan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *skeuban | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skeubaną | to push, drive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skewbʰ- | to push |
Words derived from “shove”