Where does “schupfen” come from?

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

schupfen (German): to shove push roughly

Definitions

  1. to shove push roughly

Ancestry of “schupfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschupfen—
2Proto-Germanicskuppōnąto shove, push, swing; to mock, scoff
3Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

Words derived from “schupfen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuppōną →