Where does “gírskipting” come from?
gírskipting (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skipting, from Icelandic skipta, from Old Norse skipta, from Proto-Germanic skiftijaną, from Proto-Germanic skipatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skēyb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
gírskipting (Icelandic): gear shift, transmission
Definitions
- gear shift, transmission
Ancestry of “gírskipting”, step by step
gírskipting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic skipting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skipting | division, fission, partition; fission, division;... |
| 2 | Icelandic | skipta | skipta; to divide, to partition, to cleave; to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | skipta | to change |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skiftijaną | To put in order; organise; arrange |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skipatjaną | to organise, put in order |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skēyb- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via Icelandic gír
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | gír | a gear |