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Where does “schacht” come from?

schacht (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schacht, from Old Dutch skaft, from Proto-West Germanic skaft, from Proto-Germanic skaftaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

schacht (Dutch): A shaft, a pole-shaped object or part of one,...

Definitions

  1. A shaft, a pole-shaped object or part of one,...

Ancestry of “schacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschacht—
2Old Dutchskaft—
3Proto-West Germanicskaftshaft
4Proto-Germanicskaftazshaft
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂p-rod, shaft, staff, club
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “schacht”

  • mijnschacht
  • schachtbok
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