Shove
/ʃʌv/noun
To push something or someone roughly or abruptly.
Did you know?“Shove” belongs to a Germanic word family tied to forceful movement, and its cousins survive in words like “shift” and “shaft,” all carrying the ancient idea of pushing or sending something onward.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skeubh-
“to push, shove, or thrust”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*skūbaną
“to push, thrust, or drive”
Old English
English
scūfan
“to push, shove, or thrust”
Middle English
English
shoven
“to push or thrust”
Modern English
English
shove
“to push roughly or abruptly”