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
- shop; store; business; business activity
Ancestry of “Geschäft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | gescheft | — |
| 2 | Old High German | giscaft | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *gaskafti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gaskaftiz | creation |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
Words derived from “Geschäft”