Where does “hlæstscip” come from?

hlæstscip (Old English) comes from Old English sċip, from Proto-West Germanic 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,...

hlæstscip (Old English): cargo ship

Definitions

  1. cargo ship

Ancestry of “hlæstscip”, step by step

hlæstscip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sċip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċipship
2Proto-West Germanicskipship
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 Old English hlæst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhlæstload, freight, cargo
2Proto-Germanichlastuzload, burden, cargo, freight
3Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- →