Where does “Scheper” come from?

Scheper (German Low German) comes from German Low German Schaap, 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,...

Scheper (German Low German): shepherd m

Definitions

  1. shepherd m

Ancestry of “Scheper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low GermanSchaapsheep
2Old Saxonskāpsheep
3Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
4Proto-Germanicskapąshape
5Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
6Proto-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 →