Where does “Scheppbruch” come from?
Scheppbruch (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Schepp, from Middle Low German schip, from Old Saxon skip, 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,...
Scheppbruch (Plautdietsch): shipwreck
Definitions
- shipwreck
Ancestry of “Scheppbruch”, step by step
Scheppbruch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Schepp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Schepp | ship |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schip | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | skip | ship |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skip | ship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via Plautdietsch Bruch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Bruch | rupture; hiatus; hernia |
| 2 | German | brūch | break, breaking, breach, fracture, rupture |
| 3 | Middle High German | brūch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | brūh | use |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bruki | break |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brūkiz | useful, useable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰruHg- | to make use of; have enjoyment of |