Where does “skies” come from?
Skies derives from Middle English sky, from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic skiwją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew-, meaning to cover or shade.
skies (English): plural of sky; plural of skie; Third-person...
Definitions
- plural of sky; plural of skie; Third-person...
Ancestry of “skies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sky | The atmosphere above a given point, especially as... |
| 2 | Middle English | sky | The atmosphere or sky; that which lies above the... |
| 3 | Old Norse | ský | cloud |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skiwją | cloud; sky |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “skies”