Where does “-schop” come from?

-schop (Low German) comes from Middle Low German -schop, from Old Saxon -skepi, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

-schop (Low German): -ship

Definitions

  1. -ship

Ancestry of “-schop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low German-schop
2Old Saxon-skepistate, condition; office of; position, rank
3Proto-Germanic-skapizForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
4Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “-schop

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab-Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic -skapiz