Where does “skidpan” come from?
skidpan (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.
skidpan (English): A skidpad; A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached...
Definitions
- A skidpad; A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached...
Ancestry of “skidpan”, step by step
skidpan 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 PAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | PAN | Acronym of primary account number; Acronym of... |
| 2 | English | pantograph | A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms... |
| 3 | French | pantographe | pantograph |
| 4 | French | -graphe | -graph; -grapher |
| 5 | Latin | -graphus | graph |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |