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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”

  • chibre
  • verschieben
  • Schiebedach
  • unterschieben
  • abschieben
  • Schiebetür
  • hinausschieben
  • hinausschiebbar
  • Abschiebung
  • aufschieben
  • Lautverschiebung
  • šibedah
  • шибедах
  • şibidak
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