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Where does “schiffære” come from?

schiffære (Middle High German) comes from Old High German skiffāri, from Proto-Germanic skipārijaz, 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,...

Ancestry of “schiffære”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskiffāri—
2Proto-Germanicskipārijazone who travels by ship; sailor
3Proto-Germanicskipąship; hollow object
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
5Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “schiffære”

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