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Where does “wakeskate” come from?

wakeskate (English) comes from English wake, from Middle English wake, from Old English wacu, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

wakeskate (English): The board used in wakeskating

Definitions

  1. The board used in wakeskating

Ancestry of “wakeskate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwakeTo stop sleeping; To make somebody stop sleeping;...
2Middle EnglishwakeAlternative form of woke
3Old Englishwacuwake, watch
4Old Englishfordford
5Proto-West Germanicfurduford
6Proto-Germanicfurduzford
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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