Where does “zeemanschap” come from?

zeemanschap (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,...

zeemanschap (Dutch): seamanship

Definitions

  1. seamanship

Ancestry of “zeemanschap”, step by step

zeemanschap 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 zeeman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzeemanA seaman, a male sailor
2Middle Dutchseeman—
3Old Englishsǣmannseaman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →