Where does “skúfa” come from?

skúfa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

skúfa (Old Norse): to shove, push aside

Definitions

  1. to shove, push aside

Ancestry of “skúfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →