English word ship comes from Proto-Indo-European *sek-, Proto-Indo-European *skib-, Proto-Indo-European *ski-, Proto-Indo-European *ski-b-, and later Proto-Germanic *skipą (Hollow object. Ship.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*sek- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | cut, to cut 12, to coagulate, dry out |
*skib- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*ski- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*ski-b- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*skipą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Hollow object. Ship. |
scip | Old English (ang) | Ship. |
sċip | Old English (ang) | |
schip | Middle English (enm) | Ship. |
ship | English (en) | (ambitransitive) To engage to serve on board a vessel.. (ambitransitive) To release a product to vendors; to launch.. (intransitive) To embark on a ship.. (poker slang, ambitransitive) To go all in.. (rugby) To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.. (sports) To trade or send a player to another team.. (transitive) To pass (from one person to another).. (transitive) To send by [...] |