Where does “fjallgönguskór” come from?
fjallgönguskór (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skór, from English score, from Middle English score, from Old English scoru, from Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
fjallgönguskór (Icelandic): climbing boot
Definitions
- climbing boot
Ancestry of “fjallgönguskór”, step by step
fjallgönguskór traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic skór
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skór | a shoe |
| 2 | English | score | The total number of goals, points, runs, etc.... |
| 3 | Middle English | score | score |
| 4 | Old English | scoru | notch; tally; score |
| 5 | Old Norse | skór | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |
via Icelandic fjallganga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fjallganga | mountaineering, mountain climbing, a hike,... |
| 2 | Icelandic | ganga | to walk; to work, operate, run; to go |
| 3 | Old Norse | ganga | to go, walk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ganganą | to go, walk, step |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |