Where does “Schaufel” come from?

Schaufel (German) comes from Middle High German schūfele, from Old High German scūvala, from Proto-Germanic skuflō, from Proto-Germanic skublō.

Schaufel (German): shovel

Definitions

  1. shovel

Ancestry of “Schaufel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschūfele
2Old High Germanscūvala
3Proto-Germanicskuflōshovel
4Proto-Germanicskublō

Words derived from “Schaufel

Every word from Proto-Germanic skublōEvery word from Proto-Germanic skuflōEvery word from Old High German scūvala