Where does “skate” come from?
skate (French) comes from French skater, 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.
skate (French): a skateboard; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- a skateboard; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “skate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | skater | to skateboard |
| 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 |