Schaluppe
/ΚaΛlΚpΙ/noun
A small sailing vessel, especially one with a single mast.
Did you know?Schaluppe is a German loanword ultimately connected to Dutch and French nautical vocabulary, showing how seafaring terms were traded across Europe just like goods, maps, and rumors.
Etymological Timeline
Modern German
German
Schaluppe
βa small sailing vesselβ
17th Century
Dutch
sloep
βa small boat or ship's boatβ
17th Century
French
chaloupe
βa small boat, especially a ship's boatβ
17th Century
English
sloop
βa small sailing vessel with one mastβ
Earlier Origins
Uncertain
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βthe deeper origin is disputed, with proposals involving Dutch, French, and possibly other nautical borrowing chainsβ