Where does “schöpfen” come from?
schöpfen (German) comes from Middle High German schepfen, from Old High German scephen, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
schöpfen (German): to create; to draw , scoop up; to derive
Definitions
- to create; to draw , scoop up; to derive
Ancestry of “schöpfen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | schepfen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | scephen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
Words derived from “schöpfen”