Where does “kanskje” come from?
kanskje (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skje, 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.
kanskje (Norwegian Bokmål): perhaps; maybe
Definitions
- perhaps; maybe
Ancestry of “kanskje”, step by step
kanskje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål skje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skje | a spoon; to happen, occur |
| 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 |