Where does “šibati” come from?

šibati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German schieben, from Middle High German schieben, from Old High German skioban, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

šibati (Serbo-Croatian): to flog, whip, birch

Definitions

  1. to flog, whip, birch

Ancestry of “šibati”, step by step

šibati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schieben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschiebento push; to shove; to slide; to slip; to put; to...
2Middle High Germanschieben—
3Old High Germanskioban—
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

via Proto-Slavic šibati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicšibatito whip
2Proto-Indo-Europeanksweybʰ-to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

Words derived from “šibati”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Old High German skioban →