Where does “schovele” come from?
schovele (Middle English) comes from Old English sċofl, from Proto-Germanic skuflō, from Proto-Germanic skublō.
Ancestry of “schovele”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sċofl | shovel |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skuflō | shovel |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skublō | — |