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

Definitions

  1. alderman

Ancestry of “schepen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschēpenalderman
2Old Dutchscepeno—
3Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “schepen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Old Dutch scepeno →