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

  1. a drawer; imperative of skuffe

Ancestry of “skuff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanschuf—
2Middle Low Germanschûven—
3Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Middle Low German schûven →