Where does “sciphere” come from?
sciphere (Old English) comes from Old English hēre, from Proto-West Germanic hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
sciphere (Old English): navy; naval fleet
Definitions
- navy; naval fleet
Ancestry of “sciphere”, step by step
sciphere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hēre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hēre | army, military (especially of the enemy) |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hari | army |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Old English sċip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sċip | ship |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | 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,... |