Where does “giskaft” come from?

giskaft (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon skaft, from Proto-West Germanic skaft, 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,...

giskaft (Old Saxon): destination; creation

Definitions

  1. destination; creation

Ancestry of “giskaft”, step by step

giskaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon skaft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonskaft—
2Proto-West Germanicskaftshaft
3Proto-Germanicskaftazshaft
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂p-rod, shaft, staff, club
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaftaz →