Where does “Ruumschipp” come from?
Ruumschipp (Low German) comes from Low German Schipp, from Middle Low German schip, from Old Saxon skip, 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,...
Ruumschipp (Low German): spaceship
Definitions
- spaceship
Ancestry of “Ruumschipp”, step by step
Ruumschipp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Low German Schipp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | Schipp | ship |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schip | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | skip | 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,... |