Where does “schef” come from?

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

schef (Middle English): A bundle or bunch of plants or sticks

Definitions

  1. A bundle or bunch of plants or sticks

Ancestry of “schef”, 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 →