Where does “skopa” come from?

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

skopa (Swedish): a scoop, a bucket; an excavator; Contraction of...

Definitions

  1. a scoop, a bucket; an excavator; Contraction of...

Ancestry of “skopa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskōpato jump, to play, to dance
2Old Norseskopa—
3Proto-Germanicskuppōnąto shove, push, swing; to mock, scoff
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

Words derived from “skopa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeubaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuppōną →