Where does “schaffen” come from?

schaffen (Dutch) comes from German schaffen, from Middle High German schaffen, from Old High German scaffan, from Proto-West Germanic skappjan, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

schaffen (Dutch): to procure; to serve up

Definitions

  1. to procure; to serve up

Ancestry of “schaffen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschaffento create; to produce; to make; to cause; to...
2Middle High Germanschaffento make, create
3Old High Germanscaffan
4Proto-West Germanicskappjanto make, to create
5Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “schaffen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab-
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