Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: mid-ship
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the middle of a ship or boat.

noun

The middle of a ship or boat.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old English scip Middle English schip English ship English midship From mid- + ship.

Derived Forms

amidships midships

Phrases

midship coefficient

Questions

What does midship mean?: Pertaining to the middle of a ship or boat.
Where does midship come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old English scip Middle English schip English ship English midship From mid- + ship.

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