Words that come from Proto-Germanic “skaftaz”

65 words across 22 languages descend from Proto-Germanic skaftaz — including shaft, crankshaft, camshaft, countershaft, midshaft, driveshaft, mineshaft, airshaft.

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English (29)

Old English (5)

German (4)

Dutch (3)

Finnish (3)

Swedish (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Middle English (2)

Old High German (2)

Middle Low German (1)

German Low German (1)

Estonian (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Czech (1)

Russian (1)

Icelandic (1)

Serbo-Croatian (1)

Old Norse (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)