Where does “skiing” come from?

Skiing derives from English ski, from Norwegian Bokmål ski, from Old Norse skíð, from Proto-Germanic skīdą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek-, meaning to cut or divide.

skiing (English): present participle of ski; A group of sports...

Definitions

  1. present participle of ski; A group of sports...

Ancestry of “skiing”, step by step

skiing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishskione of a pair of long flat runners designed for...
2Norwegian Bokmålskia ski
3Danishski
4Norwegian Nynorskskia ski
5Old Norseskíðstick of wood, snowshoe; split wood, wooden...
6Proto-Germanicskīdąpiece of wood, billet, board
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
8Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “skiing

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit-