Where does “skuffelse” come from?

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

skuffelse (Norwegian Nynorsk): a disappointment

Definitions

  1. a disappointment

Ancestry of “skuffelse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskuffedrawer; shovel; bucket
2Low Germanschuf—
3Middle Low Germanschûven—
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Middle Low German schûven →