Where does “schapen” come from?

schapen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German scheppen, from Old Saxon skeppian, from Proto-West Germanic skappjan, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

schapen (Low German): past participle; created

Definitions

  1. past participle; created

Ancestry of “schapen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanscheppen—
2Old Saxonskeppianto create
3Proto-West Germanicskappjanto make, to create
4Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
5Proto-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-West Germanic skappjan →