Etymograph

English

longship

Longship comes from Old English langsċip ‘a longship, a large warship’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150langsċip‘a longship, a large warship’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*langschipreconstructed
  3. Englishtodaylongship

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150langsċip‘a longship, a large warship’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*langschipreconstructed
  3. Englishtodaylongship

A compound of long + ship

Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’

Proto-Germanic *langaz ‘long’

Proto-West Germanic *lang ‘long’

Old English lang ‘long, tall, lasting’

Middle English long

English long

Proto-Germanic *skipą ‘ship’

Proto-West Germanic *skip

Old English sċip

Middle English chip

English ship

Every English word from Old English langsċip

Today it means

noun A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old English langsċip / longship

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