Where does “skep” come from?

skep (English) comes from Dutch scheppen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

skep (English): A basket; A beehive made of straw or wicker

Definitions

  1. A basket; A beehive made of straw or wicker

Ancestry of “skep”, step by step

skep traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch scheppen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchscheppento create
2Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
3Middle Dutchendeand; end
4Old Dutchendiend
5Proto-West Germanicandīend
6Proto-Germanicandijazend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch schuif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschuifdrawer; bolt, to lock a door etc; slide, moving...
2Middle Dutchschuuf
3Middle Dutchschuvento slide, to move smoothly over a surface; to...
4Old Dutchscūvanto slide
5Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

via Proto-West Germanic skāp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
2Proto-Germanicskapąshape
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “skep

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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