Etymology

mothership

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Today it means: The state of being a mother. Full definition →

English ship ← Middle English schip ← Old English scip
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mothership · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méh₂tēr
  2. Proto-Germanic*mōdēr
  3. Proto-West Germanic*mōder
  4. Old Englishmōdor
  5. Middle Englishmoder
  6. Englishmother
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*skey-der.?
  9. Proto-Germanic*skipą
  10. Proto-West Germanic*skip
  11. Old Englishscip
  12. Middle Englishschip
  13. Englishship
  14. English todaymothership

From mother + ship.

mothership · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited frommodership
  2. English todaymothership

From Middle English modership, equivalent to mother + -ship.

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