Etymology

internship

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Today it means: A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English intern
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  1. Englishintern
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. English todayinternship

From intern + -ship.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.