Where does “bortskaffe” come from?

bortskaffe (Danish) comes from Danish skaffe, from German schaffen, from Middle High German schaffen, from Old High German scaffan, from Proto-West Germanic skappjan, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

bortskaffe (Danish): to dispose, throw away, discard

Definitions

  1. to dispose, throw away, discard

Ancestry of “bortskaffe”, step by step

bortskaffe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skaffe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskaffeto procure, to get; to serve up, eat
2Germanschaffento create; to produce; to make; to cause; to...
3Middle High Germanschaffento make, create
4Old High Germanscaffan—
5Proto-West Germanicskappjanto make, to create
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

via Danish bort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbortaway, off; border, edging, trimming; band, ribbon
2Old Norseburt—
3Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
4Proto-Germanicbrautō—
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “bortskaffe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skappjan →