Where does “schapere” come from?
schapere (Middle English) comes from Icelandic skapari, from Icelandic skapa, from Old Norse skapa, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Ancestry of “schapere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | skapari | creator |
| 2 | Icelandic | skapa | to create; indefinite genitive plural of skap;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | skapa | to shape, make, create |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |