Etymograph

English

scoop

Scoop comes from Middle English scope, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kep-1root named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  2. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500scoep1
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500scope1
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1819scoop1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English scoop
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1819, Joseph Rodman Drake: “Some had lain in the scoop of the rock.”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kep-Wiktionary, English scooproot named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  2. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500scoepWiktionary, English scoop
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500scopeWiktionary, English scoop
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1819scoopWiktionary, English scoop. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1819, Joseph Rodman Drake: “Some had lain in the scoop of the rock.”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep-

shape, comma, syncope, 3 more

Today it means

noun Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “scoop”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- / scoop

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