Where does “skof” come from?

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

Ancestry of “skof”, step by step

skof traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic skeubaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

via Proto-West Germanic skaub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskaubbundle, sheaf
2Proto-Germanicskaubazbundle, sheaf

via Proto-Germanic *skōbō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*skōbō—

Words derived from “skof”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →