Where does “skaft” come from?

skaft (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic skaft, from Proto-Germanic skaftaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Ancestry of “skaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskaftshaft
2Proto-Germanicskaftazshaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂p-rod, shaft, staff, club
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “skaft

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-Every word from Proto-Germanic skaftaz
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