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
- a excavator bucket; an excavator
Ancestry of “grävskopa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | skopa | a scoop, a bucket; an excavator; Contraction of... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skōpa | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | skopa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skuppōną | to shove, push, swing; to mock, scoff |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skeubaną | to push, drive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skewbʰ- | to push |