Where does “schepen” come from?

schepen (English) comes from Dutch schepen, 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 (English): A Dutch magistrate

Definitions

  1. A Dutch magistrate

Ancestry of “schepen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschepenalderman
2Middle Dutchschēpenalderman
3Old Dutchscepeno—
4Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
5Proto-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 Old Dutch scepeno →
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