Where does “Geschäft” come from?

Geschäft (German) comes from Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti, from Proto-Germanic gaskaftiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Geschäft (German): shop; store; business; business activity

Definitions

  1. shop; store; business; business activity

Ancestry of “Geschäft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangescheft—
2Old High Germangiscaft—
3Proto-West Germanic*gaskafticreation
4Proto-Germanicgaskaftizcreation
5Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “Geschäft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaskaftiz →