Where does “scheppen” come from?
scheppen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skeppen, from Proto-West Germanic skappjan, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
scheppen (Middle Dutch): to create, to make; to shape, to form; to scoop
Definitions
- to create, to make; to shape, to form; to scoop
Ancestry of “scheppen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | skeppen | to create; to scoop |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | skappjan | to make, to create |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
Words derived from “scheppen”