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Where does “scēap” come from?

scēap (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skēpą — sheep.

Ancestry of “scēap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskēpąsheep

Words derived from “scēap”

  • sheep
  • sheepishly
  • sheepish
  • sheepskin
  • Shipman
  • sheepfold
  • sheepdog
  • sheepherder
  • sheepman
  • sheepshead
  • sheepishness
  • sheeplike
  • sheepherding
  • sheepshearing
  • sheepcote
  • sheepwalk
  • sheepy
  • shoop
  • sheepstealing
  • sheephook
  • sheepstealer
  • sheepmeat
  • sheepless
  • sheepmaster
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