'reshuffle' originates from English, formed by the prefix 're-' (from Latin 're-' meaning 'again') combined with the verb 'shuffle' (Middle English 'shufflen'), where 'shuffle' originally imitated the action or sound of sliding or mixing.

'shuffle' came into English as Middle English 'shufflen' (a verb meaning to slide, mix, or move with a shuffling action); the modern compound 'reshuffle' developed by adding the productive prefix 're-' to create the sense 'shuffle again' and then was extended to mean reorganize or change positions.

Initially, 'shuffle' meant to move by sliding or to mix (often literally, as with cards or feet); over time, 'reshuffle' evolved to mean 'rearrange or change the order/placement of things or people', especially in organizational or political contexts.