Where does “skapning” come from?

skapning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skape, from Old Norse skapa, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

skapning (Norwegian Bokmål): a creature; creation

Definitions

  1. a creature; creation

Ancestry of “skapning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskapeto create; to act unnatural; pretend, for...
2Old Norseskapato shape, make, create
3Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Old Norse skapa →
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