Where does “rulleskøyte” come from?

rulleskøyte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skøyte, 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.

rulleskøyte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a roller skate

Definitions

  1. a roller skate

Ancestry of “rulleskøyte”, step by step

rulleskøyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skøyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskøytea skate; a smack; a small fishing boat
2Dutchschaatsskate, ice skate; stilt
3Middle Dutchschāetsestilt
4Old Frenchescachea stilt, trestle
5Frankishskakkjastilt
6Old Saxonskakan—
7Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

via Norwegian Nynorsk rulle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrulleto roll
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakaną →Every word from Old Saxon skakan →