Where does “schacht” come from?
schacht (German) comes from Middle Low German schacht, from Old Saxon skaft, 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,...
Ancestry of “schacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | schacht | a shaft, a pole upon which something is attached;... |
| 2 | Old Saxon | skaft | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skaft | shaft |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaftaz | shaft |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skeh₂p- | rod, shaft, staff, club |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |