Where does “skidmark” come from?
skidmark (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.
skidmark (English): A long black mark left on a road surface from the...
Definitions
- A long black mark left on a road surface from the...
Ancestry of “skidmark”, step by step
skidmark 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 mark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mark | "Boundary, land within a boundary.";... |
| 2 | Middle English | mark | — |
| 3 | Old English | mearc | mark, sign, character; boundary, limit |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | marku | boundary, border |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |