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Where does “-schop” come from?

-schop (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon -skepi, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Ancestry of “-schop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon-skepistate, condition; office of; position, rank
2Proto-Germanic-skapizForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
3Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “-schop”

  • Gemeenschop
  • -schop
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