Where does “feasceaft” come from?
feasceaft (Old English) comes from Old English sċeaft, from Old English sċieppan, from Proto-West Germanic skappjan, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
feasceaft (Old English): destitute, miserable
Ancestry of “feasceaft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sċeaft | shaft; creation |
| 2 | Old English | sċieppan | to form; shape |
| 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,... |