Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skipą
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain etymology.
One theory derives it from Proto-Indo-European *skēi-b-, *ski-b-. Compare Lithuanian skiẽbti (“to rip up”), Latvian škibît (“to cut, lop”). (Proto-Germanic *skapjaną has been considered related as well, but the phonetics pose difficulties.) The original meaning inherited from Proto-Indo-European was likely “hollowed tree”, and all daughter languages agree in the meaning 'ship', thus the specified meaning “ship” is assumed for Proto-Germanic, however the Old High German word also had the meaning “hollow object”, so the Proto-Germanic word could also have been used in a more generic fashion. Moreover, one meaning does not have to exclude the other by rule. Cf. Latin vās (“hollow object”), source of French vaisseau (“vessel”).
Kroonen instead claims that this word would rather be a loanword from Latin scyphus (“drinking vessel”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*skipą n
Inflection edit
neuter a-stemDeclension of *skipą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *skipą | *skipō | |
vocative | *skipą | *skipō | |
accusative | *skipą | *skipō | |
genitive | *skipas, *skipis | *skipǫ̂ | |
dative | *skipai | *skipamaz | |
instrumental | *skipō | *skipamiz |
Related terms edit
- *skībǭ (“slice”) (possibly)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *skip
- Old Norse: skip
- Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐍀 (skip)