schippern

German

Etymology

From Low German, from Schipper (“captain, one in charge of a boat”), from Middle Low German schipper, alteration of schēper, from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz, whence also German Schiffer. Compare Dutch schipperen (“to manoeuvre, sort out, cope”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪpɐn/

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Verb

1. to go by ship, to sail (usually slowly)

   Wir sind gemütlich über den Atlantik geschippert.

   We sailed comfortably over the Atlantic.

Related terms

• Schipper

Further reading

• “schippern” in Duden online