Where does “skjuvning” come from?

skjuvning (Swedish) comes from Swedish skjuva, from Old Swedish skiuva, from Old Norse skjófa, from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

skjuvning (Swedish): shearing

Definitions

  1. shearing

Ancestry of “skjuvning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskjuvashear to deform because of shearing forces
2Old Swedishskiuvato push, shove
3Old Norseskjófa—
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Old Norse skjófa →