Where does “skuff” come from?
skuff (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Low German schuf, from Middle Low German schûven, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.
skuff (Norwegian Bokmål): a drawer; imperative of skuffe
Definitions
- a drawer; imperative of skuffe
Ancestry of “skuff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Low German | schuf | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schûven | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skeubaną | to push, drive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skewbʰ- | to push |