Where does “landschapp” come from?
landschapp (Middle English) comes from Old English landscipe, from Proto-Germanic landaskapiz, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Ancestry of “landschapp”, step by step
landschapp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English landscipe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | landscipe | tract of land, region, district |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | landaskapiz | landscape; region, area |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Old English landsceap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | landsceap | region, district, tract of land |