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Where does “shuffle” come from?

shuffle (English) comes from English scuffle, from Dutch schoffel, from Middle Dutch schoffel, from Proto-Germanic skuflō, from Proto-Germanic skublō.

shuffle (English): The act of shuffling cards; The act of reordering...

Definitions

  1. The act of shuffling cards; The act of reordering...

Ancestry of “shuffle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscuffleA rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close...
2Dutchschoffelhoe; shovel
3Middle Dutchschoffelshovel
4Proto-Germanicskuflōshovel
5Proto-Germanicskublō—

Words derived from “shuffle”

  • shuffling
  • reshuffle
  • shuffleboard
  • shuffler
  • shufflingly
  • shuffly
  • unshuffle
  • shufflewing
  • shuffleth
  • deshuffle
  • shuffleable
  • auto-shuffle
  • shufflepuck
  • shuffleboarder
  • shufflest
  • reshuffler
  • シャッフル
Every word from Proto-Germanic skublō →