Where does “skjebne” come from?

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

skjebne (Norwegian Bokmål): fate, destiny

Definitions

  1. fate, destiny

Ancestry of “skjebne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskepna—
2Proto-Germanicskapnijǭ—
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 Proto-Germanic skapnijǭ →