Where does “-scape” come from?
-scape (English) comes from English landscape, from English landskip, from Middle English landschippe, from Old English landscipe, from Proto-Germanic landaskapiz, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
-scape (English): form, formation, shape; scene, picture, view; A...
Definitions
- form, formation, shape; scene, picture, view; A...
Ancestry of “-scape”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | landscape | A portion of land or territory which the eye can... |
| 2 | English | landskip | Obsolete form of landscape |
| 3 | Middle English | landschippe | — |
| 4 | Old English | landscipe | tract of land, region, district |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | landaskapiz | landscape; region, area |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |