Where does “Schöpfung” come from?

Schöpfung (German) comes from German schöpfen, from Middle High German schepfen, from Old High German scephen, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Schöpfung (German): creation

Definitions

  1. creation

Ancestry of “Schöpfung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschöpfento scoop up, to draw (water, sand etc.) with a bucket
2Middle High Germanschepfen—
3Old High Germanscephen—
4Proto-Germanicskapąshape
5Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “Schöpfung”

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