schippern

German (Berlin)

/ˈʃɪpɐn/

verb-weak

Definitions

to go by ship, to sail (usually slowly)

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German schipper derived from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz (sailor, shipper, mariner).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skipārijaz

Gloss

sailor, shipper, mariner

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Schipper German
skipper Norwegian Bokmål
*skipārijaz Proto-Germanic
skipper Norwegian Nynorsk
scipere Old English
schipper Middle Dutch
*skiffāri Old High German
skipari Faroese
*skipāri Old Dutch
schipper Middle Low German

Schipper