Where does “containerskip” come from?

containerskip (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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,...

containerskip (Norwegian Nynorsk): a container ship

Definitions

  1. a container ship

Ancestry of “containerskip”, step by step

containerskip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskipa ship
2Old Norseskipship
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,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk container

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskcontainera container
2EnglishcontainerSomeone who contains; something that contains; An...
3Middle Englishconteyner—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- →