shuffle
UK[ˈʃʌfl]US[ˈʃʌfl]
v
To walk by dragging your feet slowly along the ground without lifting them completely.
v
To mix a set of playing cards into a random order before a game.
v
To move things or people into a different order or into different positions.
Etymology
The verb 'shuffle' emerged in the late 16th century, likely as a frequentative form of the earlier verb 'shove', meaning to push roughly. This connection is reinforced by the Middle English 'shovelen', meaning to walk clumsily. The frequentative suffix '-le' implies a repeated or continuous action, thus capturing the essence of the dragging, scraping motion characteristic of shuffling one's feet. The semantic extension to the mixing of cards, first recorded in the mid-16th century, vividly metaphorizes the action of pushing and intermingling the cards in a disorderly, repeated fashion.
Analysis
The word 'shuffle' is a simplex word of Germanic origin. It is not productively formed from smaller, independent morphemes in modern English.
Examples
He shuffled into the kitchen, still half asleep.
It's your turn to shuffle the deck and deal the cards.
The manager decided to shuffle the team's lineup for the next match.