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