Where does “schipp” come from?

schipp (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German schüppe, from Proto-Germanic skuppōną, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

schipp (Pennsylvania German): shovel, scoop

Definitions

  1. shovel, scoop

Ancestry of “schipp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschüppe—
2Proto-Germanicskuppōnąto shove, push, swing; to mock, scoff
3Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuppōną →