Where does “Schaff” come from?

Schaff (German) comes from Yiddish שאָף, 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,...

Schaff (German): container, tub, barrel; cabinet

Definitions

  1. container, tub, barrel; cabinet

Ancestry of “Schaff”, step by step

Schaff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שאָף

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשאָףsheep
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,...

via Dutch schaaf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschaafplane
2GermanSchafe—

Words derived from “Schaff”

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