Where does “gevangenschap” come from?
gevangenschap (Dutch) comes from Dutch schap, from Middle Dutch schap, from Old Dutch 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,...
gevangenschap (Dutch): imprisonment
Definitions
- imprisonment
Ancestry of “gevangenschap”, step by step
gevangenschap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schap | shelf |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schap | form |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skāp | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Dutch gevangen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gevangen | caught, captive; Archaic form of gevangene |
| 2 | Dutch | vangen | to catch |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vâen | to catch, to capture |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fān | off, from |
| 5 | Old Saxon | fāhan | to seize |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fanhaną | to take, to seize; to capture, to catch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |