Etymology of the English suffix -ship
the English suffix
-shipderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-skapazDerivations in English
worship,
assistantship,
authorship,
canonship,
censorship,
chairmanship,
championship,
citizenship,
companionship,
consultantship,
countship,
courtship,
dealership,
dictatorship,
distributorship,
editorship,
externship,
followership,
generalship,
godship,
governorship,
guardianship,
headship,
horsemanship,
internship,
justiceship,
kaisership,
kinship,
leadership,
lectureship,
librarianship,
listenership,
mateship,
musicianship,
ownership,
partnership,
pastorship,
penmanship,
physicianship,
praetorship,
presidentship,
professorship,
queenship,
readership,
receivership,
relationship,
retainership,
ridership,
rulership,
saintship,
scholarship,
seamanship,
showmanship,
sibship,
sonship,
sportsmanship,
statesmanship,
studentship,
suretyship,
survivorship,
tankship,
tertianship,
titleship,
trusteeship,
watermanship,
hardship,
ladyship,
heirship,
mastership,
wardship,
captainship,
earlship,
kingship,
lordship,
workmanshipUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English
