Where does “gesheft” come from?

gesheft (English) comes from Yiddish געשעפֿט, from Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti, from Proto-Germanic gaskaftiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

gesheft (English): A business deal

Definitions

  1. A business deal

Ancestry of “gesheft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגעשעפֿטshop
2Middle High Germangescheft—
3Old High Germangiscaft—
4Proto-West Germanic*gaskafticreation
5Proto-Germanicgaskaftizcreation
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-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 gaskaftiz →