Where does “slektskap” come from?

slektskap (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skap, from Old Norse skap, from Middle Low German schap, 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,...

slektskap (Norwegian Bokmål): kinship, relationship

Definitions

  1. kinship, relationship

Ancestry of “slektskap”, step by step

slektskap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskapa closet; a cupboard; imperative of skape
2Old Norseskap—
3Middle Low Germanschapcupboard, cabinet, coffer
4Old Saxonskāpsheep
5Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
6Proto-Germanicskapąshape
7Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

via Norwegian Bokmål slekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålslekta family; a genus
2Middle Low Germanslechtfamily, lineage
3Proto-Germanicslahtō—
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →