Where does “schaffen” come from?

schaffen (German) comes from Middle High German schaffen, from Old High German scaffan, from Proto-West Germanic skappjan, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

schaffen (German): to create; to produce; to make; to cause; to...

Definitions

  1. to create; to produce; to make; to cause; to...

Ancestry of “schaffen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschaffento make, create
2Old High Germanscaffan—
3Proto-West Germanicskappjanto make, to create
4Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “schaffen”

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