Where does “Schaufelbagger” come from?

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

Schaufelbagger (German): shovel excavator

Definitions

  1. shovel excavator

Ancestry of “Schaufelbagger”, step by step

Schaufelbagger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schaufel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchaufelshovel
2Middle High Germanschūfele—
3Old High Germanscūvala—
4Proto-Germanicskuflōshovel
5Proto-Germanicskublō—

via German bagger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbaggerinflection of baggern: ## first-person singular...
2Germanbaggernto excavate; to dredge; to scoop; to flirt; to...
3Dutchbaggerento dredge
4Middle Dutchbaggeren—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skublō →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuflō →Every word from Old High German scūvala →