skif

French

Noun

skif m (plural skifs)

Alternative spelling of skiff

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą, whence also Old Saxon skip, Old English sċip, Old Norse skip, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐍀 (skip).

Noun

skif n

ship, boat

Derived terms

skifskalk

Descendants

Middle High German: schif, schef
- Bavarian: Schiff, Scheff
- Central Franconian: Scheff, Schöff, Schoff (all < MHG schif)
  - Luxembourgish: Schëff
- German: Schiff
- Yiddish: שיף (shif)
→ Old Italian: schifo
- Italian: schifo
- ⇒ English: skeevy
- ⇒ English: skeeve
- → Middle French: esquif
  - French: esquif
  - → Middle English: skif
    - English: skiff
      - → Russian: скиф (skif)

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