Where does “ske” come from?
ske (Icelandic) comes from Danish ske, 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.
ske (Icelandic): to happen, occur
Definitions
- to happen, occur
Ancestry of “ske”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ske | be; happen, occur; take place |
| 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 |