Where does “kanske” come from?

kanske (Danish) comes from Danish ske, from Old Norse skeið, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

kanske (Danish): maybe

Definitions

  1. maybe

Ancestry of “kanske”, step by step

kanske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskebe; happen, occur; take place
2Old Norseskeiðship; sheath; reed, sley; reed, sley; warship;...
3Proto-Germanicskaiþanąto separate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Danish kan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkanpresent of kunne
2Danishkunneto be able, can; to be allowed, may; could,...
3Old Norsekunnato know, understand, be able to; to know; to...
4Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyt- →