Where does “schaf” come from?

schaf (Middle English) comes from Old English sċēaf, from Proto-West Germanic skaub, from Proto-Germanic skaubaz — bundle, sheaf.

schaf (Middle English): Alternative form of scheef; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of scheef; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “schaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċēafsheaf, bundle
2Proto-West Germanicskaubbundle, sheaf
3Proto-Germanicskaubazbundle, sheaf
Every word from Proto-Germanic skaubaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skaub →Every word from Old English sċēaf →