Where does “scheepskameel” come from?
scheepskameel (Dutch) comes from Dutch schip, from Middle Dutch schip, from Old Dutch skip, from Proto-West Germanic skip, from Proto-Germanic skipą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
scheepskameel (Dutch): an external flotation device consisting of wooden tanks, used for ships, in particular large seaworthy ships, to reduce their draught
Definitions
- an external flotation device consisting of wooden tanks, used for ships, in particular large seaworthy ships, to reduce their draught
Ancestry of “scheepskameel”, step by step
scheepskameel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schip | ship; nave |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schip | ship |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skip | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skip | ship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |