Where does “beskaffenhet” come from?
beskaffenhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål beskaffen, from German beschaffen, from German schaffen, from Middle High German schaffen, from Old High German scaffan, from Proto-West Germanic skappjan, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
beskaffenhet (Norwegian Bokmål): character, nature
Definitions
- character, nature
Ancestry of “beskaffenhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | beskaffen | — |
| 2 | German | beschaffen | to purchase, to procure, to obtain, to acquire |
| 3 | German | schaffen | to create; to produce; to make; to cause; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | schaffen | to make, create |
| 5 | Old High German | scaffan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skappjan | to make, to create |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |