Where does “skywatcher” come from?

skywatcher (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.

skywatcher (English): One who skywatches

Definitions

  1. One who skywatches

Ancestry of “skywatcher”, step by step

skywatcher 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 watcher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwatcherSomeone who watches or observes; Someone who...
2Middle Englishwacchere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiwją →Every word from Old Norse ský →