Where does “mudskipper” come from?

mudskipper (English) comes from English skipper, from English skip, from English skep, from Dutch scheppen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.

mudskipper (English): Any of various gobies of the subfamily...

Definitions

  1. Any of various gobies of the subfamily...

Ancestry of “mudskipper”, step by step

mudskipper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English skipper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskipperThe master of a ship; A coach, director, or other...
2EnglishskipTo move by hopping on alternate feet; To leap...
3EnglishskepA basket; A beehive made of straw or wicker
4Dutchscheppento create
5Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
6Middle Dutchendeand; end
7Old Dutchendiend
8Proto-West Germanicandīend
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English MUD

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMUDAcronym of multi-user dungeon: an interactive...
2DutchmudAn old measure of volume, varying in content over...
3Middle Dutchmudde
4Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
5Latinmodusmeasure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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