Where does “shape” come from?
Shape comes from Middle English shap, Old English ġesceap, Proto-West Germanic skap, Proto-Germanic ga-, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European roots ḱóm and ḱe.
shape (English): The status or condition of something; Condition...
Definitions
- The status or condition of something; Condition...
Ancestry of “shape”, step by step
shape traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English schap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schap | The shape or form of something especially a specific creature |
| 2 | Old English | ġesceap | shape, form, created being, creature, creation,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *gaskap | — |
via Proto-Germanic skapaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skapaną | — |