Where does “schæfer” come from?

schæfer (German) comes from Middle High German schæfære, from Old High German scāphare.

Ancestry of “schæfer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschæfære—
2Old High Germanscāphare—

Words derived from “schæfer”

Every word from Old High German scāphare →Every word from Middle High German schæfære →