Where does “־שאַפֿט” come from?

־שאַפֿט (Yiddish) comes from Old High German -scaf, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

־שאַפֿט (Yiddish): -ship, -hood

Definitions

  1. -ship, -hood

Ancestry of “־שאַפֿט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German-scaf—
2Proto-Germanic-skapizForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
3Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “־שאַפֿט”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic -skapiz →