Where does “ski” come from?
Ski comes from Norwegian Bokmål ski, from Old Norse skíð, from Proto-Germanic skīdą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek-, meaning to cut or divide.
ski (English): one of a pair of long flat runners designed for...
Definitions
- one of a pair of long flat runners designed for...
Ancestry of “ski”, step by step
ski traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål ski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ski | a ski |
| 2 | Danish | ski | — |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ski | a ski |
| 4 | Old Norse | skíð | stick of wood, snowshoe; split wood, wooden... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skīdą | piece of wood, billet, board |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via English thru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thru | Rare spelling of through; Eye dialect spelling of... |
| 2 | English | through | From one side of an opening to the other;... |
| 3 | Middle English | thrugh | — |
| 4 | Old English | þurh | API; through; by means of: by, through, via |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þurhw | through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥h₂kʷe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |
via Norwegian ski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian | ski | — |