Where does “skyende” come from?
skyende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sky, from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic skiwją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
skyende (Norwegian Bokmål): present participle of sky; present participle of...
Definitions
- present participle of sky; present participle of...
Ancestry of “skyende”, step by step
skyende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål sky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sky | shy; a cloud; to avoid, shun |
| 2 | Old Norse | ský | cloud |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skiwją | cloud; sky |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
via Norwegian Bokmål skye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skye | definite singular of sky; plural of sky; skye... |