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

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
  - 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

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