Where does “*gaskafti” come from?
*gaskafti (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic gaskaftiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Ancestry of “*gaskafti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | gaskaftiz | creation |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |