Where does “schepen” come from?
schepen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schēpen, from Old Dutch scepeno, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
schepen (Dutch): alderman
Ancestry of “schepen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | schēpen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | scepeno | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
Words derived from “schepen”