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Where does “scheepswerf” come from?

scheepswerf (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,...

scheepswerf (Dutch): A shipyard, place and/or firm for building and/or...

Definitions

  1. A shipyard, place and/or firm for building and/or...

Ancestry of “scheepswerf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschipship; nave
2Middle Dutchschipship
3Old Dutchskip—
4Proto-West Germanicskipship
5Proto-Germanicskipąship; hollow object
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
7Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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