Where does “Messiahship” come from?
Messiahship derives from Middle English -schipe, Old English -scipe, Proto-Germanic -skapiz, and Proto-Germanic skapjaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European skab-.
Messiahship (English): Having the position of, or being ordained by God...
Definitions
- Having the position of, or being ordained by God...
Ancestry of “Messiahship”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ship | Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a... |
| 2 | Middle English | -schipe | Affixed to nouns and adjectives to form nouns... |
| 3 | Old English | -sċiepe | noun-forming suffix: -ship |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -skapi | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |