Where does “kanskje” come from?

kanskje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skje, from Middle Low German schên, from Old Saxon skehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

kanskje (Norwegian Nynorsk): perhaps; maybe

Definitions

  1. perhaps; maybe

Ancestry of “kanskje”, step by step

kanskje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskjeto happen, occur
2Middle Low Germanschên—
3Old Saxonskehan—
4Proto-West Germanic*skehanto move quickly
5Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

via Norwegian Nynorsk kan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkanpresent tense of kunna "and" kunne; form removed...
2Old Norsekann—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skehan →