Where does “skid” come from?
skid (English) comes from English stepkid, from English step, from English stepchild, from Middle English stepchild, from Old English stēopċild, from Old English ċild, from Proto-Germanic kelþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt- — to swallow; swallow.
skid (English): An out-of-control sliding motion as would result...
Definitions
- An out-of-control sliding motion as would result...
Ancestry of “skid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stepkid | stepchild |
| 2 | English | step | An advance or movement made from one foot to the... |
| 3 | English | stepchild | The child of one's spouse but not one's own; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | stepchild | stepchild child of a spouse |
| 5 | Old English | stēopċild | stepchild |
| 6 | Old English | ċild | child, youth; fetus; female baby; child |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kelþaz | fetus; newborn; infant; child |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelt- | womb |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |