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Where does “shuffleth” come from?

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

shuffleth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “shuffleth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshuffleThe act of shuffling cards; The act of reordering...
2EnglishscuffleA rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close...
3Dutchschoffelhoe; shovel
4Middle Dutchschoffelshovel
5Proto-Germanicskuflōshovel
6Proto-Germanicskublō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skublō →