Where does “Kurzwarengeschäft” come from?

Kurzwarengeschäft (German) comes from German geschäft, from German schaffen, from Middle High German schaffen, from Old High German scaffan, from Proto-West Germanic skappjan, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Kurzwarengeschäft (German): haberdashery a shop trading in [[notion

Definitions

  1. haberdashery a shop trading in [[notion

Ancestry of “Kurzwarengeschäft”, step by step

Kurzwarengeschäft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German geschäft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeschäftshop, store
2Germanschaffento create; to produce; to make; to cause; to...
3Middle High Germanschaffento make, create
4Old High Germanscaffan
5Proto-West Germanicskappjanto make, to create
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

via German Kurzware

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKurzware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab-Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic skappjan