Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skipamann-

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *skipą +‎ *mann-.

Noun

*skipamann- m

1. sailor

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *skipamann- (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skipamann-, *skipamanô, *skipamannô	*skipamanniz
vocative	*skipamann	*skipamanniz
accusative	*skipamannų	*skipamannunz
genitive	*skipamanniz	*skipamannǫ̂
dative	*skipamanni	*skipamannumaz
instrumental	*skipamannē	*skipamannumiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *skipamann
  • Old English: sċipmann
    • Middle English: schipman, chipman, schip man, schippeman, schypmanne, shipman, shipmon, shippeman, shippman, shypman, ssipman, szipman; scipmon, sipman (Early Middle English)
      • English: shipman
      • Middle Scots: schipman
  • Old Frisian: skipmann, skipmonn
    • North Frisian: scipman
    • Saterland Frisian: scipman
  • Old Saxon: *skipman
    • Middle Low German: schipman
  • Old High German: scifman
    • Middle High German: schifman
      • German: Schiffmann
• Old Norse: skipmaðr
  • Icelandic: skipmaður, skipamaður