Where does “skaftaz” come from?

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

skaftaz (Proto-Germanic): shaft

Definitions

  1. shaft

Ancestry of “skaftaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skaftaz”

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