Where does “skápur” come from?

skápur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skap, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, 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,...

skápur (Icelandic): cupboard, closet; cabinet; locker

Definitions

  1. cupboard, closet; cabinet; locker

Ancestry of “skápur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskap—
2Middle Low Germanschapcupboard, cabinet, coffer
3Old Saxonskāpsheep
4Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
5Proto-Germanicskapąshape
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “skápur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →