Where does “Schafhorde” come from?

Schafhorde (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,...

Schafhorde (German): a horde (unusually large group) of sheep

Definitions

  1. a horde (unusually large group) of sheep

Ancestry of “Schafhorde”, step by step

Schafhorde 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 Horde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHordehorde
2Polishhordahorde
3Russianорда́horde
4Proto-Turkicorduarmy, camp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →
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