Where does “käp” come from?

käp (Livonian) comes 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,...

käp (Livonian): cabinet, cupboard, closet

Definitions

  1. cabinet, cupboard, closet

Ancestry of “käp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschapcupboard, cabinet, coffer
2Old Saxonskāpsheep
3Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
4Proto-Germanicskapąshape
5Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →