Where does “skiep” come from?
skiep (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian skēp, from Proto-Germanic *skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
skiep (West Frisian): sheep
Ancestry of “skiep”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | skēp | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *skāp | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |