Where does “McShep” come from?
McShep (English) comes from English Sheppard, from Middle English schepherde, from Old English sċēaphierde, from Old English sċēap, 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,...
McShep (English): The ship of characters Rodney McKay and John Sheppard from the television series Stargate Atlantis
Definitions
- The ship of characters Rodney McKay and John Sheppard from the television series Stargate Atlantis
Ancestry of “McShep”, step by step
McShep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sheppard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sheppard | — |
| 2 | Middle English | schepherde | shepherd |
| 3 | Old English | sċēaphierde | shepherd |
| 4 | Old English | sċēap | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via English McKay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | McKay | in 2000 |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | MacAoidh | — |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | mac | son; Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and... |
| 4 | Middle Irish | mac | son |
| 5 | Old Irish | macc | son; child |
| 6 | Primitive Irish | ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ | Alternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | makkʷos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |