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Where does “schacht” come from?

schacht (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon skaft, from Proto-West Germanic skaft, from Proto-Germanic skaftaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

schacht (Middle Low German): a shaft, a pole upon which something is attached;...

Definitions

  1. a shaft, a pole upon which something is attached;...

Ancestry of “schacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonskaft—
2Proto-West Germanicskaftshaft
3Proto-Germanicskaftazshaft
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂p-rod, shaft, staff, club
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “schacht”

  • шахта
  • Schachtofen
  • Schacht
  • sakit
  • jätkänsakki
  • sakki
  • schack
  • schackpjäs
  • šaht
  • šachta
  • šaht
  • Schacht
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