Where does “zwangerschap” come from?

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

zwangerschap (Dutch): pregnancy

Definitions

  1. pregnancy

Ancestry of “zwangerschap”, step by step

zwangerschap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschapshelf
2Middle Dutchschapform
3Old Dutchskāp—
4Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
5Proto-Germanicskapąshape
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

via Dutch zwanger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwangerpregnant
2Middle Dutchswanger—
3Proto-Germanic*swangr—

Words derived from “zwangerschap”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →