Where does “schuuf” come from?
schuuf (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schuven, from Old Dutch scūvan, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.
Ancestry of “schuuf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | schuven | to slide, to move smoothly over a surface; to... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | scūvan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skeubaną | to push, drive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skewbʰ- | to push |
Words derived from “schuuf”