Where does “skycap” come from?

skycap (English) comes from English sky, from Middle English sky, from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic skiwją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

skycap (English): A porter at an airport

Definitions

  1. A porter at an airport

Ancestry of “skycap”, step by step

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 (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiwją →Every word from Old Norse ský →