Where does “sċieppan” come from?

sċieppan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic skappjan, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

sċieppan (Old English): to form; shape

Definitions

  1. to form; shape

Ancestry of “sċieppan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sċieppan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skappjan →