Where does “skid car” come from?
skid car (English) comes from English skid, 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 — to swallow; swallow.
skid car (English): A car with a frame on casters attached to it (a skid frame), which lowers the effective weight of the car on its tires, allowing easy skids, simulating aquaplaning and driving on ice
Definitions
- A car with a frame on casters attached to it (a skid frame), which lowers the effective weight of the car on its tires, allowing easy skids, simulating aquaplaning and driving on ice
Ancestry of “skid car”, step by step
skid car traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English skid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skid | An out-of-control sliding motion as would result... |
| 2 | English | stepkid | stepchild |
| 3 | English | step | An advance or movement made from one foot to the... |
| 4 | English | stepchild | The child of one's spouse but not one's own; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | stepchild | stepchild child of a spouse |
| 6 | Old English | stēopċild | stepchild |
| 7 | Old English | ċild | child, youth; fetus; female baby; child |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kelþaz | fetus; newborn; infant; child |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelt- | womb |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
via English car
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | car | A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with... |
| 2 | Middle English | carre | cart, wagon |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | carre | cart |
| 4 | Latin | carra | — |
| 5 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 6 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |