Where does “schampen” come from?
schampen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin excappare, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
schampen (Middle Dutch): slip away
Definitions
- slip away
Ancestry of “schampen”, step by step
schampen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French escamper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | escamper | to run away, to make one's escape |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | excappare | present active infinitive of *excappō;... |
| 3 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Middle Dutch schampelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | schampelen | — |