Where does “matskeið” come from?
matskeið (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skeið, from Old Norse skeið, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
matskeið (Icelandic): a tablespoon, a large spoon; a spoon that holds...
Definitions
- a tablespoon, a large spoon; a spoon that holds...
Ancestry of “matskeið”, step by step
matskeið traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic skeið
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skeið | a spoon; a spoonful, a spoon; a scabbard |
| 2 | Old Norse | skeið | ship; sheath; reed, sley; reed, sley; warship;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþaną | to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyt- | to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |