Where does “skidsteer” come from?
skidsteer (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.
skidsteer (English): Having steering#Noun achieved by differential steering, up to and including skid#Verb of the wheels
Definitions
- Having steering#Noun achieved by differential steering, up to and including skid#Verb of the wheels
Ancestry of “skidsteer”, step by step
skidsteer 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 steer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | steer | To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle,... |
| 2 | Middle English | steer | steer, young bull |
| 3 | Old English | stēor | rudder; a young bull or cow; steer; steer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stiuriją | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |