Where does “skeittirata” come from?
skeittirata (Finnish) comes from Finnish skeitti, from English skate, from Dutch schaats, from Middle Dutch schāetse, from Old French escache, from Frankish skakkja, from Old Saxon skakan, from Proto-Germanic skakaną — to jump, spring; to jump; move.
skeittirata (Finnish): skatepark minor recreational facility dedicated to skateboarders
Definitions
- skatepark minor recreational facility dedicated to skateboarders
Ancestry of “skeittirata”, step by step
skeittirata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish skeitti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | skeitti | skateboarding |
| 2 | English | skate | A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame... |
| 3 | Dutch | schaats | skate, ice skate; stilt |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schāetse | stilt |
| 5 | Old French | escache | a stilt, trestle |
| 6 | Frankish | skakkja | stilt |
| 7 | Old Saxon | skakan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skakaną | to swing; to shake; to escape |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skeg- | to jump, spring; to jump; move |
via Finnish Rata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Rata | The former (Finnish) Financial Supervision Authority authority supervising financial markets and participants; merged with another authority in 2009 |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *rata | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tradō | way; track; spoor |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |