Where does “skaft” come from?

skaft (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skapt, 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,...

skaft (Icelandic): shaft; handle, haft; beam

Definitions

  1. shaft; handle, haft; beam

Ancestry of “skaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskaptstrong neuter nominative/accusative singular of...
2Proto-Germanicskaftazshaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂p-rod, shaft, staff, club
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaftaz →