Where does “skíðaganga” come from?

skíðaganga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ganga, from Old Norse ganga, from Proto-Germanic ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

skíðaganga (Icelandic): cross-country skiing; a cross-country skiing...

Definitions

  1. cross-country skiing; a cross-country skiing...

Ancestry of “skíðaganga”, step by step

skíðaganga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ganga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgangato walk; to work, operate, run; to go
2Old Norsegangato go, walk
3Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Icelandic skíða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskíðato ski; indefinite genitive plural of skíði
2Icelandicskíða billet of wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganganą →Every word from Old Norse ganga →