Shovel

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Old English scofl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoffel, German Schaufel, also to the verb shove.

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From Middle English shovele, schovel, showell, shoule, shole (> English dialectal shoul, shool), from Old English scofl(“shovel”), from Proto-Germanic *skuflō, *skūflō(“shovel”), equivalent to shove +‎ -el(instrumental/agent suffix).

Cognate with Scots shuffle, shule, shuil(“shovel”), Saterland Frisian Sköifel(“shovel”), West Frisian skoffel, schoffel(“hoe, spade, shovel”), Dutch schoffel(“spade, hoe”), Low German Schüfel, Schuffel(“shovel”), German Schaufel(“shovel”), Danish skovl(“shovel”), Swedish skyffel, skovel(“shovel”), Icelandic skófla(“shovel”).

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shovel (n.)

Old English scofl, sceofol "shovel," related to scufan (see shove (v.)), from Proto-Germanic *skublo (source also of Old Saxon skufla, Swedish skovel, Middle Low German schufle, Middle Dutch shuffel, Dutch schoffel, Old High German scuvala, German Schaufel). Shovel-ready, with reference to construction projects, is attested by 2006.

shovel (v.)

mid-15c., from shovel (n.). Related: Shoveled; shoveling. Compare German schaufeln, verb from noun.