Where does “forfatterskab” come from?

forfatterskab (Danish) comes from Danish skab, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

forfatterskab (Danish): oeuvre; the totality of an author's works

Definitions

  1. oeuvre; the totality of an author's works

Ancestry of “forfatterskab”, step by step

forfatterskab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskabmange; scab; vermin
2Middle Low Germanschapcupboard, cabinet, coffer
3Old Saxonskāpsheep
4Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
5Proto-Germanicskapąshape
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

via Danish forfatter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforfatterwriter; author; present of forfatte
2Danishforfatteto compose, write
3Middle Low Germanvorvatento compose, write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →