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
- shape
Ancestry of “skapą”, step by step
skapą traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic skapjaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Proto-Indo-European (s)kep-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |