Where does “schieben” come from?

schieben (German) comes from Middle High German schieben, from Old High German skioban, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

schieben (German): to push; to shove; to slide; to slip; to put; to...

Definitions

  1. to push; to shove; to slide; to slip; to put; to...

Ancestry of “schieben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschieben
2Old High Germanskioban
3Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

Words derived from “schieben

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ-