Where does “shapen” come from?
Shapen comes from Middle English -en, Old English -en, Proto-Germanic jainaz, Proto-Indo-European i-, Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, and Proto-Indo-European en.
shapen (English): To shape, form; past participle of shape; Shaped;...
Definitions
- To shape, form; past participle of shape; Shaped;...
Ancestry of “shapen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 2 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 3 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “shapen”