Where does “Schafzucht” come from?
Schafzucht (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,...
Schafzucht (German): sheep farming, sheep husbandry the raising and breeding of domestic sheep
Definitions
- sheep farming, sheep husbandry the raising and breeding of domestic sheep
Ancestry of “Schafzucht”, step by step
Schafzucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schaf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schaf | sheep |
| 2 | Middle High German | schāf | sheep |
| 3 | Old High German | scāf | sheep |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via German Zucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zucht | breeding; breed; animal farm; farm where animals... |
| 2 | Middle High German | zuht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zuht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tuhtiz | a pulling; discipline |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |