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English word shape comes from Proto-Germanic *ga-, Proto-Germanic *skapą, and later Old English (ca. 450-1100) gesceap (Creation. Creature. Shape (external form).)
*ga- (Proto-Germanic)
Indicates association or togetherness; co-.. Indicates completeness or wholeness. In verbs, also indicates perfectivity (a finished action).
*skapą (Proto-Germanic)
ġesceap (Old English)
gesceap (Old English)
Creation. Creature. Shape (external form).
schape (Middle English)
shape (English)
(Northern England, Scotland, rare) To create or make.. (obsolete) To imagine; to conceive.. (of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.. (transitive) To give something a shape and definition.. To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.. To suit; to be adjusted or conformable. (cookery, now, rare) A mould for making jelly, blancmange etc., or a piece of such food formed [...]