Where does “szafować” come from?
szafować (Polish) comes from German schaffen, from Middle High German schaffen, from Old High German scaffan, from Proto-West Germanic skappjan, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
szafować (Polish): to lavish, to squander, to splurge
Definitions
- to lavish, to squander, to splurge
Ancestry of “szafować”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schaffen | to create; to produce; to make; to cause; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | schaffen | to make, create |
| 3 | Old High German | scaffan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skappjan | to make, to create |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |