Where does “sheep” come from?

sheep (Middle English) comes from Old English sċēap, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

sheep (Middle English): sheep

Definitions

  1. sheep

Ancestry of “sheep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċēapsheep
2Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
3Proto-Germanicskapąshape
4Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “sheep”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →