Where does “skapa” come from?

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

skapa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to create; definite plural of skap

Definitions

  1. to create; definite plural of skap

Ancestry of “skapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskapato shape, make, create
2Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “skapa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Old Norse skapa →