Where does “skaffa” come from?
skaffa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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,...
skaffa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to get, acquire, procure
Definitions
- to get, acquire, procure
Ancestry of “skaffa”, step by step
skaffa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German schaffen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | schaffen | to make, create |
| 2 | Old High German | scaffan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skappjan | to make, to create |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Middle Low German schaffen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | schaffen | — |