Where does “schapen” come from?

schapen (Middle English) comes 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,...

schapen (Middle English): To create or devise; to bring into existence

Definitions

  1. To create or devise; to bring into existence

Ancestry of “schapen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “schapen”

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