Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “schuppen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “schuppen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “schuppen”

  • skubbe
  • bæskubber
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