Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “schüppe” come from?

schüppe (Middle High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skuppōną, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

Ancestry of “schüppe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskuppōnąto shove, push, swing; to mock, scoff
2Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

Words derived from “schüppe”

  • schippen
  • Schippe
  • Schnéischëpp
  • Schëpp
  • schëppen
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