Etymology

shapen

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Today it means: To shape, form. Full definition →

Middle English schapen ← Old English ġesċapen ← Proto-Germanic *skapanaz
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shapen · verb1

From shape (“external form”) + -en (“to make like”).

shapen · verb, adjective2

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*skapaną
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*skapanaz
  3. Old English · inherited fromġesċapen
  4. Middle English · inherited fromschapen
  5. English todayshapen

From Middle English schapen, ischepen, from Old English ġesċapen, from Proto-Germanic *skapanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *skapaną, equivalent to shape + -en (past participle ending).

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