Where does “sandsigerske” come from?

sandsigerske (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.

sandsigerske (Danish): seeress

Definitions

  1. seeress

Ancestry of “sandsigerske”, step by step

sandsigerske 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 sandsiger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsandsigermale fortune-teller
2Danishsandtrue; sand
3Old Norsesannrtrue
4Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-