Where does “ŝaffelo” come from?
ŝaffelo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝafo, from German schaf, from Middle High German schāf, from Old High German scāf, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
ŝaffelo (Esperanto): sheepskin
Definitions
- sheepskin
Ancestry of “ŝaffelo”, step by step
ŝaffelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ŝafo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝafo | sheep |
| 2 | German | schaf | sheep |
| 3 | Middle High German | schāf | sheep |
| 4 | Old High German | scāf | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Esperanto felo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | felo | fur |
| 2 | English | fell | To make something fall; especially to chop down a... |
| 3 | German | Fell | fur, pelt; hide |
| 4 | Frankish | vël | skin, hide |
| 5 | Old High German | fël | A fur |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *fell | skin, hide |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fellą | skin, hide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |