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Where does “vinskapr” come from?

vinskapr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse -skapr, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

vinskapr (Old Norse): friendship

Definitions

  1. friendship

Ancestry of “vinskapr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-skaprUsed to form nouns from nouns and adjectives
2Proto-Germanic-skapizForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
3Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “vinskapr”

  • vinskapur
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