Where does “námskeið” come from?

námskeið (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.

námskeið (Icelandic): course

Definitions

  1. course

Ancestry of “námskeið”, step by step

námskeið traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skeið

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskeiða spoon; a spoonful, a spoon; a scabbard
2Old Norseskeiðship; sheath; reed, sley; reed, sley; warship;...
3Proto-Germanicskaiþanąto separate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Icelandic nám

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnámstudies, studying; removal
2Icelandicnemato take, capture; to mine; to amount to
3Old Norsenemato take; except, unless
4Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyt- →