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> word-forming element meaning "quality, condition; act, power, skill; office, position; relation between, [...] from Old English -sciepe" [1] It seems like -s
by leipert 10y ago
> word-forming element meaning "quality, condition; act, power, skill; office, position; relation between, [...] from Old English -sciepe" [1]
It seems like -ship is related to the German -schaft. e.g. Gemeinschaft <-> fellowship, Gesellschaft <-> companionship, Freundschaft <-> friendship ...
Thanks for letting me search for it. Now I learned something on a slow friday.
[1] http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=-ship http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=-ship
- sudoyou1 10y agoYou are correct. It also gets more similar in Dutch: "-schap" Gemeinschaft -> gemeenschap Freundschaft -> vriendschap Gesellschaft -> gezelschap But in the case of "survivorship", the German equivalent doesn't include "-schaft". It sounds awkward. Probably in Dutch as well.