ext_5288 ([identity profile] dsgood.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] xiphias 2005-02-10 05:35 am (UTC)

I believe "skipper" is from Dutch; a quick check at http://onelook.com shows one of the two dictionaries I looked at saying from Dutch and the other Dutch or Low German.

And "skirt" seems to be from Old Norse.
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