Where does “skipgengur” come from?

skipgengur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skip, from Old Norse skip, from Proto-Germanic skipą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

skipgengur (Icelandic): navigable

Definitions

  1. navigable

Ancestry of “skipgengur”, step by step

skipgengur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskipship, boat
2Old Norseskipship
3Proto-Germanicskipąship; hollow object
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
5Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via Icelandic gengur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgengurpassable; ambulant, able to walk
2Old Norsegengrable to walk; fit to walk on; second/third-person...
3Proto-Germanicgangizpassable, going, able to go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- →