Where does “shipwright” come from?
Shipwright derives from Old English sċipwyrhta, a compound of sċip (ship) and wyrhta (maker or builder).
shipwright (English): A person who designs, builds and repairs ships,...
Definitions
- A person who designs, builds and repairs ships,...
Ancestry of “shipwright”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | shipwright | — |
| 2 | Old English | sċipwyrhta | shipbuilder, shipwright |
| 3 | Old English | sċip | ship |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skip | ship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |