Where does “seilskute” come from?

seilskute (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål seil, from Danish sejl, from Old Norse segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

seilskute (Norwegian Bokmål): a sailing ship or sailing vessel

Definitions

  1. a sailing ship or sailing vessel

Ancestry of “seilskute”, step by step

seilskute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål seil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålseila sail; imperative of seile
2Danishsejlsail; imperative of sejle
3Old Norseseglsail
4Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
5Proto-Germanicsiglą—

via Norwegian Bokmål skute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskutea vessel, craft, ship esp. a sailing ship
2Old Norseskútaa small craft or cutter; to chide, scold; to jut...
Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →Every word from Proto-Germanic seglą →Every word from Old Norse segl →