Where does “skæbne” come from?

skæbne (Danish) comes from Old Norse skepna, from Proto-Germanic skapnijǭ, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

skæbne (Danish): destiny; fate; lot

Definitions

  1. destiny; fate; lot

Ancestry of “skæbne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskepna—
2Proto-Germanicskapnijǭ—
3Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “skæbne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapnijǭ →
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