Where does “alŝovi” come from?

alŝovi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝovi, from English shove, from Middle English schouven, from Old English sċūfan, from Proto-Germanic *skeuban, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

alŝovi (Esperanto): to push (in a specified direction), push toward

Definitions

  1. to push (in a specified direction), push toward

Ancestry of “alŝovi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoŝovito shove, to push along
2EnglishshoveTo push, especially roughly or with force; To...
3Middle EnglishschouvenAlternative form of schoven
4Old Englishsċūfanto push, shove
5Proto-Germanic*skeuban—
6Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *skeuban →