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Where does “schippen” come from?

schippen (German) comes from German Schippe, from Middle High German schüppe, from Proto-Germanic skuppōną, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

schippen (German): to shovel

Definitions

  1. to shovel

Ancestry of “schippen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchippeshovel; used as a typical property of manual...
2Middle High Germanschüppe—
3Proto-Germanicskuppōnąto shove, push, swing; to mock, scoff
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →