Where does “Schëpp” come from?

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

Schëpp (Luxembourgish): spade, shovel

Definitions

  1. spade, shovel

Ancestry of “Schëpp”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Schëpp”

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