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Where does “schamperen” come from?

schamperen (Dutch) comes from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin excappare, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “schamperen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescamperto run away, to make one's escape
2Vulgar Latinexcapparepresent active infinitive of *excappō;...
3Latin-āre—
4Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “schamperen”

  • scamper
  • scamperer
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