Where does “grävskopa” come from?

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

grävskopa (Swedish): a excavator bucket; an excavator

Definitions

  1. a excavator bucket; an excavator

Ancestry of “grävskopa”, step by step

grävskopa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skopa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskopaa scoop, a bucket; an excavator; Contraction of...
2Old Swedishskōpato jump, to play, to dance
3Old Norseskopa—
4Proto-Germanicskuppōnąto shove, push, swing; to mock, scoff
5Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

via Swedish gräva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrävato dig, to excavate; to move earth out of the way
2Old Swedishgravato dig; to bury
3Old Norsegrafato dig; to bury; to engrave
4Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuppōną →