Where does “shuffling” come from?
Shuffling comes from English shuffle, which derives from Middle English schuffelen, itself from Middle Low German schuffeln meaning to shift or shove.
shuffling (English): present participle of shuffle; The act or motion...
Definitions
- present participle of shuffle; The act or motion...
Ancestry of “shuffling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shuffle | The act of shuffling cards; The act of reordering... |
| 2 | English | scuffle | A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close... |
| 3 | Dutch | schoffel | hoe; shovel |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schoffel | shovel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuflō | shovel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skublō | — |
Words derived from “shuffling”