Where does “vänskap” come from?
vänskap (Swedish) comes from Swedish -skap, from Old Norse -skapr, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
vänskap (Swedish): friendship
Definitions
- friendship
Ancestry of “vänskap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | -skap | Used for creating nouns: -ship, -hood |
| 2 | Old Norse | -skapr | Used to form nouns from nouns and adjectives |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |