Etymograph

English

schepen

Schepen comes from Dutch schepen.

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentschepen1
  2. Englishtodayschepen1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English schepen

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentschepenWiktionary, English schepen
  2. EnglishtodayschepenWiktionary, English schepen

Every English word from Dutch schepen

Today it means

noun A Dutch magistrate.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “schepen”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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