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Where does “eigenskipswurd” come from?

eigenskipswurd (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian eigenskip, from West Frisian -skip, from Old Frisian -skip, from Proto-West Germanic -skapi, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

eigenskipswurd (West Frisian): adjective

Definitions

  1. adjective

Ancestry of “eigenskipswurd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianeigenskipproperty, characteristic, quality
2West Frisian-skip-ship
3Old Frisian-skip—
4Proto-West Germanic-skapiForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
5Proto-Germanic-skapizForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
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