Where does “sedskap” come from?
sedskap (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -skap, from Old Norse -skapr, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
sedskap (Norwegian Nynorsk): morality, propriety
Definitions
- morality, propriety
Ancestry of “sedskap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | -skap | -ship, -hood; -ness, -ity; -hood |
| 2 | Old Norse | -skapr | Used to form nouns from nouns and adjectives |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |