Where does “schap” come from?

schap (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon skāp, 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,...

schap (Middle Low German): cupboard, cabinet, coffer

Definitions

  1. cupboard, cabinet, coffer

Ancestry of “schap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonskāpsheep
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 “schap”

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