Where does “skyborne” come from?

skyborne (English) comes from English borne, from Middle English boren, from Old English boren, from Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic beran, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

skyborne (English): airborne

Definitions

  1. airborne

Ancestry of “skyborne”, step by step

skyborne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English borne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbornepast participle of bear; carried, supported
2Middle Englishboren
3Old Englishborenpast participle of beran; born
4Old Englishberanto carry, bear; to wear; to sustain, support
5Proto-West Germanicberanto carry, to bear
6Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via English sky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskyThe atmosphere above a given point, especially as...
2Middle EnglishskyThe atmosphere or sky; that which lies above the...
3Old Norseskýcloud
4Proto-Germanicskiwjącloud; sky
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-