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Where does “schouven” come from?

schouven (Middle English) comes from Old English sċūfan, from Proto-Germanic *skeuban, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

schouven (Middle English): Alternative form of schoven

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of schoven

Ancestry of “schouven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċūfan—
2Proto-Germanic*skeuban—
3Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

Words derived from “schouven”

  • shove
  • shover
  • shovegroat
  • shoveboard
  • shove ha'penny
  • shovable
  • shove off
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →