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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Uncertain etymology.
One theory derives it from Proto-Indo-European *skēi-b-, *ski-b-, which would be an extension of *skey- (“to cut”). Compare Lithuanian skiẽbti (“to rip up”), Latvian škibît (“to cut, lop”). A relation to Proto-Germanic *skapjaną (“to create, shape”) 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” and described various vessels and containers, 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. Compare the development of Old Norse skeið (“sheath; spoon; ship”), also from an extension of *skey-; cf. also unrelated 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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*skipą n
- ship
- Synonyms: *baitaz, *keulaz
- (possibly) any hollow or concave manmade object
- (West Germanic) vessel, tub
Inflection
Declension of *skipą (neuter a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*skipą
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*skipō
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vocative
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*skipą
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*skipō
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accusative
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*skipą
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*skipō
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genitive
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*skipas, *skipis
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*skipǫ̂
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dative
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*skipai
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*skipamaz
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instrumental
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*skipō
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*skipamiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skipan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 340-1
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*skipa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 446