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Where does “scāp” come from?

scāp (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic skēpą — sheep.

Ancestry of “scāp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskēpąsheep

Words derived from “scāp”

  • skaapsteker
  • wolschaap
  • schapenstal
  • vleesschaap
  • schaapsherder
  • huisschaap
  • schapenvlies
  • schaap
  • schaapsvlies
  • schâep
  • skaap
Every word from Proto-Germanic skēpą →