Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skipārī

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 *skipārijaz. Equivalent to *skip (skip) +‎ *-ārī (-er).

Noun

*skipārī m

  1. sailor
    Synonym: *skipamann

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *skipārī
Genitive *skipārijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *skipārī *skipārijō, *skipārijōs
Accusative *skipārī *skipārijā
Genitive *skipārijas *skipārijō
Dative *skipārijē *skipārijum
Instrumental *skipāriju *skipārijum

Descendants

  • Old English: sċipere
  • Old Frisian: *skipere
  • Old Saxon: *skipāri
    • Middle Low German: schippære, schippere, schēpere
  • Old Dutch: *skipāri
  • Old High German: *skiffāri