Re: SK/SC and like

On Wed, 29 Mar 2000 01:07:08 -0900, Mike Adams <abrigon@...> wrote:

>I thought many of the SK forms were Nordic.
>
>The difference between Skip and Ship, was one was Nordic and the other
>AS.. Skip the root for Skipper, namely one who controls a Skip/Skiff.
>Another form if I remember?
>
>So Ship, Skiff are related.. Same as Shipper and Skipper..
>
>Mike
Yep. If only _skipper_ wasn't borrowed from (/influenced by) Dutch.


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