Where does “Schäfchen” come from?

Schäfchen (German) comes from German schaf, from Middle High German schāf, from Old High German scāf, 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,...

Schäfchen (German): Diminutive of Schaf

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Schaf

Ancestry of “Schäfchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschafsheep
2Middle High Germanschāfsheep
3Old High Germanscāfsheep
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 →