Where does “shoven” come from?

shoven (Middle English) comes from Old English scūfan, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

shoven (Middle English): Alternative form of schoven

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of schoven

Ancestry of “shoven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscūfanto push, shove
2Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Old English scūfan →