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
Ancestry of “rulleskøyte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |