Where does “skíðamaður” come from?

skíðamaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic maður, from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

skíðamaður (Icelandic): skier

Definitions

  1. skier

Ancestry of “skíðamaður”, step by step

skíðamaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Icelandic skíða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskíðato ski; indefinite genitive plural of skíði
2Icelandicskíða billet of wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse maðr →