Where does “skāp” come from?
skāp (Old Saxon) 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,...
skāp (Old Saxon): sheep
Definitions
- sheep
Ancestry of “skāp”, step by step
skāp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic skāp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Proto-Germanic *skāp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *skāp | — |