Where does “rulleskøyte” come from?
rulleskøyte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skøyte, from English skate, from Dutch schaats, from Middle Dutch schāetse, from Old French escache, from Frankish skakkja, from Old Saxon skakan, from Proto-Germanic skakaną — to jump, spring; to jump; move.
rulleskøyte (Norwegian Bokmål): a roller skate
Definitions
- a roller skate
Ancestry of “rulleskøyte”, step by step
rulleskøyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål skøyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skøyte | a skate; a smack; a small fishing boat |
| 2 | English | skate | A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame... |
| 3 | Dutch | schaats | skate, ice skate; stilt |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schāetse | stilt |
| 5 | Old French | escache | a stilt, trestle |
| 6 | Frankish | skakkja | stilt |
| 7 | Old Saxon | skakan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skakaną | to swing; to shake; to escape |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skeg- | to jump, spring; to jump; move |
via Norwegian Bokmål rulle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | rulle | to roll |