Where does “skaft” come from?

skaft (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skaftaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

skaft (Old High German): shaft, spear

Definitions

  1. shaft, spear

Ancestry of “skaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaftazshaft
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂p-rod, shaft, staff, club
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “skaft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaftaz →