Where does “skiāva” come from?

skiāva (Old Frisian) comes from Old Frisian skūva, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

skiāva (Old Frisian): to slide, shove

Definitions

  1. to slide, shove

Ancestry of “skiāva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianskūvato push, shove
2Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Old Frisian skūva →