Where does “schep” come from?
schep (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skip, from Proto-West Germanic skip, from Proto-Germanic skipą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Ancestry of “schep”, step by step
schep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch skip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | skip | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | skip | ship |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via Middle Dutch scheppen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | scheppen | to create, to make; to shape, to form; to scoop |
| 2 | Old Dutch | skeppen | to create; to scoop |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skappjan | to make, to create |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |