Where does “skitrekk” come from?

skitrekk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål trekk, from Norwegian Bokmål trekke, from Middle Low German trecken, from Old Saxon trekkian, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

skitrekk (Norwegian Bokmål): a ski tow

Definitions

  1. a ski tow

Ancestry of “skitrekk”, step by step

skitrekk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål trekk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltrekkmigration; a feature, a trait; a move
2Norwegian Bokmåltrekketo pull; to subtract; to draw
3Middle Low Germantrecken
4Old Saxontrekkian
5Proto-Germanictrakjanąto drag
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Norwegian Bokmål ski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskia ski
2Danishski
3Norwegian Nynorskskia ski
4Old Norseskíðstick of wood, snowshoe; split wood, wooden...
5Proto-Germanicskīdąpiece of wood, billet, board
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
7Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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