From Proto-Germanic *skapjaną. Compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaskapjan), German schaffen.
scapia
- to make, create
c. 390 CE,
De conviviis barbaris :
- Inter eils Gothicum scapia matzia ia drincan / non audet quisquam dignos educere versus.
- Between the Gothic [cries] “Hail” and “Let’s get [something to] eat and drink” / nobody dares to put forth decent verses. [NB: loose translation of scapia]
