Where does “schaap” come from?

schaap (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch scaep, 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,...

schaap (Dutch): sheep; someone with very curly hair; a member of...

Definitions

  1. sheep; someone with very curly hair; a member of...

Ancestry of “schaap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchscaep—
2Old Dutchskāp—
3Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
4Proto-Germanicskapąshape
5Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “schaap”

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