Where does “Schaftrift” come from?

Schaftrift (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,...

Schaftrift (German): sheep pasture, sheepwalk, sheep-run; sheep track

Definitions

  1. sheep pasture, sheepwalk, sheep-run; sheep track

Ancestry of “Schaftrift”, step by step

Schaftrift 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 trift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantriftpath on which livestock is driven, cattle track
2Middle High Germantriftdriving, floating, acting, way of living
3Proto-Germanicdriftizdriving
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab-Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic skapą
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