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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skipamann-
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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
- Old English: sċipmann
- Middle English: schipman
- English: shipman
- Middle English: 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
- Middle High German: schifman
- Old Norse: skipmaðr
- Icelandic: skipmaður, skipamaður
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*skipa-mannz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 340