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Where does “skuuv” come from?

skuuv (Westrobothnian) comes from Proto-Germanic skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

skuuv (Westrobothnian): push forward, to advance something; touch, brush...

Definitions

  1. push forward, to advance something; touch, brush...

Ancestry of “skuuv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
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