Etymology Explorer β€Ί Galician

Where does β€œesquina” come from?

esquina (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese esquina, from Gothic πƒπŒΊπŒΉπŒ½πŒ°, from Proto-Germanic skinō, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- β€” to cut, cut off, sever.

esquina (Galician): corner; edge

Definitions

  1. corner; edge

Ancestry of β€œesquina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseesquinaβ€”
2GothicπƒπŒΊπŒΉπŒ½πŒ°β€”
3Proto-Germanicskinōplate; rim; piece; shinbone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- β†’