Where does “skygazing” come from?

skygazing (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.

skygazing (English): stargazing

Definitions

  1. stargazing

Ancestry of “skygazing”, step by step

skygazing 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 gazing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgazingpresent participle of gaze; The act by which...
2EnglishgazeTo stare intently or earnestly; To stare at; A...
3Middle EnglishgasenTo gaze or stare at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiwją →Every word from Old Norse ský →