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Where does “skap-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “skap-”, 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 “skap-”

  • scapegoat
  • scape
  • scapegrace
  • scapegoatism
  • scapus
  • scapegallows
  • scapegoater
  • infoscape
  • scapeless
  • scapiform
  • wallscape
  • atscape
  • wallscaping
  • scapus
  • skāpos
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