Where does “scaph” come from?

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

scaph (Old High German): container, tub

Definitions

  1. container, tub

Ancestry of “scaph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
2Proto-Germanicskapąshape
3Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “scaph”

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