Where does “skyppen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “skyppen”, step by step

skyppen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic skupjaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskupjaną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

via Proto-Germanic skupaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskupanąto scoff, mock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skupjaną →