Where does “moderskip” come from?
moderskip (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skip, from Old Norse 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,...
moderskip (Norwegian Bokmål): a mother ship
Definitions
- a mother ship
Ancestry of “moderskip”, step by step
moderskip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål skip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skip | a ship |
| 2 | Old Norse | skip | ship |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |