Where does “schaffen” come from?

schaffen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German schaffen, from Old High German scaffan, from Proto-West Germanic skappjan, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

schaffen (Luxembourgish): to work; to do, to perform; to function, to work

Definitions

  1. to work; to do, to perform; to function, to work

Ancestry of “schaffen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschaffento make, create
2Old High Germanscaffan—
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 →