Etymology

UncertainCategory:Proto-Germanic terms with unknown etymologies#SKIPĄ etymology.

One theory derives it from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#SKIPĄ *skēi-b-, *ski-b-, which would be an extension of *skey- (“to cut”). Compare Lithuanian skiẽbti (“to rip up”), Latvian škibît (“to cut, lop”).^[1] 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 LatinCategory:Proto-Germanic terms borrowed from Latin#SKIPĄCategory:Proto-Germanic terms derived from Latin#SKIPĄ scyphus (“drinking vessel”).^[2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈski.pɑ̃/Category:Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation#SKIPĄ

Noun

*skipą nCategory:Proto-Germanic lemmas#SKIPĄCategory:Proto-Germanic nouns#SKIPĄCategory:Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header#SKIPĄCategory:Proto-Germanic neuter nouns#SKIPĄCategory:Pages with entries#SKIPĄCategory:Pages with 1 entry#SKIPĄ^[1]

1. Category:gem-pro:Watercraft#SKIPĄship

   Synonyms: *baitaz, *keulaz

2. (possibly) any hollow or concave manmade object
3. (West GermanicCategory:West Proto-Germanic#SKIPĄ)Category:gem-pro:Containers#SKIPĄ vessel, tub

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