Where does “skapa” come from?

skapa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skapa, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

skapa (Icelandic): to create; indefinite genitive plural of skap;...

Definitions

to create; indefinite genitive plural of skap;...

Ancestry of “skapa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	skapa	to shape, make, create
2	Proto-Germanic	skapjaną	to make, to create; to shape
3	Proto-Indo-European	skab-	to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “skapa”

shaper
waveshaper
skapari
vanskapaður
schapere

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Old Norse skapa →