Where does “skydip” come from?

skydip (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.

skydip (English): Any of a series of measurements of atmospheric...

Definitions

  1. Any of a series of measurements of atmospheric...

Ancestry of “skydip”, step by step

skydip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English DIP

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDIPAcronym of dual in-line package; Acronym of...
2Middle Englishdippen—
3Old Englishdyppanto dip
4Proto-Germanicdupjaną—
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