Where does “scoop” come from?

scoop (Italian) comes from English scoop, from Middle English scope, from Middle Dutch scoep, from Proto-Germanic skuppǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

scoop (Italian): scoop (news learned and reported before anyone else)

Definitions

  1. scoop (news learned and reported before anyone else)

Ancestry of “scoop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscoopAny cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a...
2Middle Englishscopescoop
3Middle Dutchscoep—
4Proto-Germanicskuppǭ—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuppǭ →Every word from Middle Dutch scoep →