Where does “giscaft” come from?

giscaft (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti, from Proto-Germanic gaskaftiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Ancestry of “giscaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*gaskafticreation
2Proto-Germanicgaskaftizcreation
3Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “giscaft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaskaftiz →