Where does “schacht” come from?

schacht (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skaft, from Proto-West Germanic skaft, from Proto-Germanic skaftaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Ancestry of “schacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskaft—
2Proto-West Germanicskaftshaft
3Proto-Germanicskaftazshaft
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂p-rod, shaft, staff, club
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “schacht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaftaz →