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Etymology of the English word ship

the English word ship
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *skipan

Derivations in English

cattleship, containership, drillship, flagship, gunship, lightship, longship, midship, reship, shipboy, shipbuilder, shipfitter, shiplap, shipmate, shipment, shipowner, shippable, shipshape, shipside, shipway, shipworm, shipyard, spaceship, starship, steamship, troopship, warship, amidships, athwartships, shipping, shipwreck, shipper, shipwright, shipped

Cognates

Dutch schip, French esquif, German Schiff, Icelandic skip, Italian schifo, Portuguese esquife, Swedish skepp, Yiddish shif

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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