Where does “skuffe” come from?

skuffe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Low German schuf, from Middle Low German schûven, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

skuffe (Norwegian Nynorsk): drawer; shovel; bucket

Definitions

  1. drawer; shovel; bucket

Ancestry of “skuffe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanschuf—
2Middle Low Germanschûven—
3Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

Words derived from “skuffe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Middle Low German schûven →