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