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
fiskeskipper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål skipper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål fiske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fiske | fishing; to fish |
| 2 | Old Norse | fiski | fishing |
| 3 | Old Norse | fiska | to fish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 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 |