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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

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

Ancestry of “skapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskapato shape, make, create
2Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “skapa”

  • skapari
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →