Where does “skíðastökkvari” come from?
skíðastökkvari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ari, from Old Norse ari, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
skíðastökkvari (Icelandic): ski jumper
Definitions
- ski jumper
Ancestry of “skíðastökkvari”, step by step
skíðastökkvari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic ari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ari | eagle |
| 2 | Old Norse | ari | eagle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arô | eagle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |
via Icelandic skíðastökk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skíðastökk | ski jumping; a ski jump |
| 2 | Icelandic | skíða | to ski; indefinite genitive plural of skíði |
| 3 | Icelandic | skíð | a billet of wood |