Where does “ŝafistino” come from?
ŝafistino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝafisto, 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 — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
ŝafistino (Esperanto): shepherdess
Definitions
- shepherdess
Ancestry of “ŝafistino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝafisto | shepherd |
| 2 | Esperanto | ŝafo | sheep |
| 3 | German | schaf | sheep |
| 4 | Middle High German | schāf | sheep |
| 5 | Old High German | scāf | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |