Where does “Skanksgiving” come from?
Skanksgiving (English) comes from English Thanksgiving, from English giving, from English give, from English foregive, from English fore-, from English Fore, from German Fahr, from German Fähre — passed , crossed.
Skanksgiving (English): The day before Thanksgiving Day, with reference to promiscuous behavior in bars around this time
Definitions
- The day before Thanksgiving Day, with reference to promiscuous behavior in bars around this time
Ancestry of “Skanksgiving”, step by step
Skanksgiving traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Thanksgiving
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States |
| 2 | English | giving | present participle of give; having the tendency... |
| 3 | English | give | To move, shift, provide something abstract or... |
| 4 | English | foregive | To give ahead of time; give in advance |
| 5 | English | fore- | Positioned at or near the front; Before; ahead or... |
| 6 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 7 | German | Fahr | — |
| 8 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 9 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 10 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 11 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |