Etymology

seaman

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Today it means: Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel. Full definition →

Middle English seeman ← Old English sǣmann
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seaman · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromsǣmann
  2. Middle English · inherited fromseeman
  3. English todayseaman

From Middle English seeman, seman, from Old English sǣmann. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Seemon (“seaman, sailor”), West Frisian seeman (“seaman, sailor”), Dutch zeeman (“seaman, sailor”), German Low German Seemann (“seaman, sailor”), German Seemann (“seaman, sailor”), Swedish sjöman (“seaman, sailor”), Norwegian sjømann (“seaman, sailor”). Equivalent to sea + -man.

Seaman · proper noun2

From seaman.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsǣmann all →

suman

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