Where does “Schaft” come from?
Schaft (German) comes from Old High German scaft, from Proto-West Germanic skaft, from Proto-Germanic skaftaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
Schaft (German): shaft
Definitions
- shaft
Ancestry of “Schaft”, step by step
Schaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German scaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | scaft | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | skaft | shaft |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skaftaz | shaft |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skeh₂p- | rod, shaft, staff, club |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |
via Old High German skaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | skaft | shaft, spear |
Words derived from “Schaft”
- gemeinschaft
- gemeinschaftsgefuhl
- Gemeinschaft
- wipfelschäftig
- Freiwirtschaft
- Säulenschaft
- Fiberglasschaft
- Gütergemeinschaft
- Lebensgemeinschaft
- Gemeinschaftsgefühl
- gemeinschaftlich
- Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Gemeinschaft
- Schicksalsgemeinschaft
- Abendmahlsgemeinschaft
- Bedarfsgemeinschaft
- Gemeinschaftsaufgabe
- gemeinschaftsbildend
- Gemeinschaftskunde
- Gemeinschaftsküche
- Gemeinschaftsraum
- Glaubensgemeinschaft
- Agrargemeinschaft
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft