Where does “schuppen” come from?

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

schuppen (Middle High German): shove

Definitions

  1. shove

Ancestry of “schuppen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskuppōnąto shove, push, swing; to mock, scoff
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 Proto-Germanic skuppōną →