Where does “skopa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “skopa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	skuppōną	to shove, push, swing; to mock, scoff
2	Proto-Germanic	skeubaną	to push, drive
3	Proto-Indo-European	skewbʰ-	to push

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