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
shapen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English schapen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schapen | To create or devise; to bring into existence |
| 2 | Old English | sċieppan | to form; shape |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skappjan | to make, to create |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |