Where does “skibsfører” come from?
skibsfører (Danish) comes from Danish fører, from Danish føre, from Old Norse fœri, from Proto-Germanic fōriją, from Proto-Germanic fōriz, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
skibsfører (Danish): a captain, skipper
Definitions
- a captain, skipper
Ancestry of “skibsfører”, step by step
skibsfører traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fører
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fører | leader; guide; fuehrer |
| 2 | Danish | føre | state of the roads; to lead, guide; to wage |
| 3 | Old Norse | fœri | opportunity, chance; line and tackle; inflection... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōriją | situation, opportunity |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōriz | able to go, passable |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Danish skib
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | skib | ship, boat, vessel; nave, aisle |
| 2 | Old Norse | skip | ship |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |