Where does “admiraalschap” come from?

admiraalschap (Dutch) comes from Dutch schap, from Middle Dutch schap, from Old Dutch skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

admiraalschap (Dutch): admiralship, admiralty; agreement to sail in...

Definitions

  1. admiralship, admiralty; agreement to sail in...

Ancestry of “admiraalschap”, step by step

admiraalschap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschapshelf
2Middle Dutchschapform
3Old Dutchskāp—
4Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
5Proto-Germanicskapąshape
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

via Dutch admiraal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchadmiraalAdmiral
2Middle Dutchammirael—
3Old Frenchamiraladmiral
4Latinamiralis—
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →
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