Where does “käpik” come from?

käpik (Estonian) comes from Estonian käpp, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, 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,...

käpik (Estonian): mitten a glove with a separate place only for the thumb

Definitions

  1. mitten a glove with a separate place only for the thumb

Ancestry of “käpik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankäpppaw
2Middle Low Germanschapcupboard, cabinet, coffer
3Old Saxonskāpsheep
4Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
5Proto-Germanicskapąshape
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →