Where does “wærscipe” come from?
wærscipe (Old English) comes from Old English -sċipe, from Proto-West Germanic -skapi, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
wærscipe (Old English): caution, prudence, circumspection
Definitions
- caution, prudence, circumspection
Ancestry of “wærscipe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | -sċipe | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | -skapi | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |