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Where does “skapą” come from?

skapą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

skapą (Proto-Germanic): shape

Definitions

  1. shape

Ancestry of “skapą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “skapą”

  • shape
  • shapeless
  • reshape
  • misshapen
  • shapen
  • shipshape
  • lineshape
  • shapelessness
  • shapefile
  • handshape
  • shapeshifter
  • waveshape
  • unshapen
  • shapeshift
  • shapelessly
  • misshape
  • eigenshape
  • preshape
  • shapechanger
  • shapeth
  • shapechanging
  • misshapenness
  • shapable
  • shapest
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