shovel
SHUHV-uhl · noun
Origin
Shovel comes from Old English scofl, from Proto-Germanic *skuflō, which is built from the root of 'shove' plus a suffix marking the tool used to do that action.
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Journey
The word has stayed close to its roots throughout: from Proto-Germanic through Old English scofl and Middle English schovele, it has always named an implement for shoving material like dirt or snow.
Related words
It's a close cousin of German Schaufel and Swedish skyffel, both meaning shovel, and it's directly built from the same root as the English verb 'shove.'