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Where does “scaffan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “scaffan”, 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 “scaffan”

  • anschaffen
  • Schaffung
  • schaffnerlos
  • erschaffen
  • Abschaffung
  • beschaffen
  • abschaffen
  • Beschaffenheit
  • Schaffner
  • Schaffnerin
  • verschaffen
  • schaffen
  • aanschaffen
  • afschaffen
  • schaffen
  • aanschaf
  • afschaffing
  • avskaffelse
  • avskaffe
  • anskaffelse
  • anskaffe
  • skaffedyr
  • afskaffe
  • skaffe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →