Where does “schēpen” come from?

schēpen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch scepeno, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

schēpen (Middle Dutch): alderman

Definitions

  1. alderman

Ancestry of “schēpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchscepeno—
2Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “schēpen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Old Dutch scepeno →