Where does “schaft” come from?

schaft (Middle English) comes from Old English sċeaft, from Old English sċieppan, from Proto-West Germanic skappjan, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

schaft (Middle English): A weapon's shaft; the body of a polearm; A spear...

Definitions

  1. A weapon's shaft; the body of a polearm; A spear...

Ancestry of “schaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċeaftshaft; creation
2Old Englishsċieppanto form; shape
3Proto-West Germanicskappjanto make, to create
4Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “schaft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skappjan →