Where does “equip” come from?
Equip comes from French équiper, from Middle French esquiper, from Old English scipian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek-, meaning to cut or divide.
equip (English): To supply with something necessary in order to...
Definitions
- To supply with something necessary in order to...
Ancestry of “equip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | équiper | to supply; to equip |
| 2 | Middle French | esquiper | to equip |
| 3 | Old French | esquiper | to embark |
| 4 | Old Norse | skipa | to arrange, to place in order, to draw up; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skipōną | to arrange, set up; to ship, embark |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |