Where does “schipman” come from?
schipman (Middle English) comes from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
schipman (Middle English): sailor individual working on or navigating a ship
Definitions
- sailor individual working on or navigating a ship
Ancestry of “schipman”, step by step
schipman traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English man
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 2 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 4 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Middle English schip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schip | ship |
| 2 | Old English | sċip | ship |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skip | ship |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via Old English scipmann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | scipmann | shipman, mariner, sailor, rower; one who goes on... |