Where does “schëppen” come from?

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

schëppen (Luxembourgish): to shovel, to dig

Definitions

  1. to shovel, to dig

Ancestry of “schëppen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchëppspade, shovel
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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuppōną →