Where does “schape” come from?

schape (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schape, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

schape (Dutch): form, shape

Definitions

  1. form, shape

Ancestry of “schape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschapeform
2Proto-Germanicskapąshape
3Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →
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