English
forshape
Forshape comes from Old English forsċieppan ‘to transform’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *fraskappjan.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fraskappjanreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150forsċieppan‘to transform’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forshapen
- Englishtodayforshape
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fraskappjanreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150forsċieppan‘to transform’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forshapen
- Englishtodayforshape
Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘before, in front of’
Proto-Germanic *fra- ‘off, away’
Proto-West Germanic *fra- ‘forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or…’
English for-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- ‘to split, cut’
Proto-Germanic *gaskapą
Proto-West Germanic *gaskap
Old English ġesceap ‘shape, form; creation’
Middle English schap
English shape
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *fraskappjan
Today it means
verb To metamorphose; change the shape of; transform.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *fraskappjan / forshape