Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skipamann

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skipamann-. Equivalent to *skip (“ship”) +‎ *mann (“man”).

Noun

*skipamann m

1. sailor

   Synonym: *skipārī

Inflection

Consonant stem
	Singular
Nominative	*skipamann
Genitive	*skipamanni
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skipamann	*skipamanni
Accusative	*skipamannu	*skipamanni
Genitive	*skipamanni	*skipamannō
Dative	*skipamanni	*skipamannum
Instrumental	*skipamanni	*skipamannum

Descendants

• Old English: sċipmann
  • Middle English: schipman, chipman, schip man, schippeman, schypmanne, shipman, shipmon, shippeman, shippman, shypman, ssipman, szipman, scipmon, sipman (Early Middle English)
    • English: shipman
    • Middle Scots: schipman
• Old Frisian: skipmann, skipmonn
  • North Frisian: scipman
  • Saterland Frisian: scipman
• Old Saxon: *skipman
  • Middle Low German: schipman
• Old High German: scifman
  • Middle High German: schifman
    • German: Schiffmann