Where does “hangarskip” come from?
hangarskip (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hangar, from French hangar, from Middle French hanghart, from Old French hangart, from Old French hamgart, from Frankish haimgard, from Frankish haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz — to be lying down; to settle.
hangarskip (Norwegian Nynorsk): an aircraft carrier (as above)
Definitions
- an aircraft carrier (as above)
Ancestry of “hangarskip”, step by step
hangarskip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk hangar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | hangar | a hangar |
| 2 | French | hangar | shed, barn, warehouse; hangar |
| 3 | Middle French | hanghart | enclosure near a house |
| 4 | Old French | hangart | — |
| 5 | Old French | hamgart | — |
| 6 | Frankish | haimgard | fence around a group of houses; enclosure around... |
| 7 | Frankish | haim | village, home; home, village, hamlet; home,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Norwegian Nynorsk skip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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,... |