Where does “skiën” come from?
skiën (Dutch) comes from Dutch ski, from Norwegian Bokmål ski, from Danish ski, from Norwegian Nynorsk ski, from Old Norse skíð, from Proto-Germanic skīdą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
skiën (Dutch): to ski
Definitions
- to ski
Ancestry of “skiën”, step by step
skiën traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ski | a ski |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | ski | a ski |
| 3 | Danish | ski | — |
| 4 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ski | a ski |
| 5 | Old Norse | skíð | stick of wood, snowshoe; split wood, wooden... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skīdą | piece of wood, billet, board |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |