Where does “Schiffsunglück” come from?
Schiffsunglück (German) comes from German Schiff, from Middle High German schīf, from Old High German skif, from Proto-West Germanic skip, from Proto-Germanic skipą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Schiffsunglück (German): shipwreck, shipping accident, ship collision,...
Definitions
- shipwreck, shipping accident, ship collision,...
Ancestry of “Schiffsunglück”, step by step
Schiffsunglück traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schiff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schiff | ship; nave |
| 2 | Middle High German | schīf | ship |
| 3 | Old High German | skif | ship, boat |
| 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,... |
via German unglück
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | unglück | unhappiness; sorrow |
| 2 | German | un- | un-; grave; bad; horrifying |
| 3 | Middle High German | un- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | un- | un-; prefix of negation, absence or contrariness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |