Where does “skipasmíði” come from?
skipasmíði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic smíði, from Icelandic smíða, from Old Norse smíða, from Proto-Germanic smiþōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
skipasmíði (Icelandic): shipbuilding
Definitions
- shipbuilding
Ancestry of “skipasmíði”, step by step
skipasmíði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic smíði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | smíði | construction; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Icelandic | smíða | to make, craft, forge |
| 3 | Old Norse | smíða | to make, build of metal or wood |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smiþōną | to forge, fashion |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Icelandic skip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skip | ship, boat |
| 2 | Old Norse | skip | ship |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |