Where does “Schaffell” come from?

Schaffell (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,...

Schaffell (German): sheepskin

Definitions

  1. sheepskin

Ancestry of “Schaffell”, step by step

Schaffell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schaf

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,...

via German Fell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFellfur, pelt; hide
2Frankishvëlskin, hide
3Old High GermanfëlA fur
4Proto-West Germanic*fellskin, hide
5Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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