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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

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

Words derived from “šibati”

  • išibati
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →