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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

Definitions

  1. drawer; shovel; bucket

Ancestry of “skuffe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschûven—
2Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

Words derived from “skuffe”

  • skuffelse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →