Where does “skate” come from?
skate (Latvian) comes from Latvian skatīt, from Latvian skast, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sket-, from Proto-Indo-European skel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
skate (Latvian): display, exhibition, show; inspection, survey,...
Definitions
- display, exhibition, show; inspection, survey,...
Ancestry of “skate”, step by step
skate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian skatīt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | skatīt | to look at, to see; to see, to watch; to see, to... |
| 2 | Latvian | skast | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sket- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skel- | to be obligated, owe; to be guilty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
via Latvian E
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | E | — |