Where does “fiskeskipper” come from?
fiskeskipper (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skipper, from Middle Low German schipper, from Dutch schip, from Middle Dutch schip, from Old Dutch skip, from Proto-West Germanic skip, from Proto-Germanic skipą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
fiskeskipper (Norwegian Bokmål): skipper of a fishing vessel
Definitions
- skipper of a fishing vessel
Ancestry of “fiskeskipper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skipper | a skipper |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schipper | captain |
| 3 | Dutch | schip | ship; nave |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schip | ship |
| 5 | Old Dutch | skip | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skip | ship |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |