Where does “shkërbej” come from?
shkërbej (Albanian) comes from Albanian shkërbe, from Albanian shkep, from Dutch schop, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
shkërbej (Albanian): I imitate someone's actions
Definitions
- I imitate someone's actions
Ancestry of “shkërbej”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | shkërbe | wild beast, big rapacious bird |
| 2 | Albanian | shkep | to hew, chisel, sew, stich; to resemble |
| 3 | Dutch | schop | A shovel, a spade, a digging tool; kick, hit or... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skāp | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |