Where does “skeise” come from?

skeise (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English skates, 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.

skeise (Norwegian Nynorsk): skate (ice skate or roller skate)

Definitions

  1. skate (ice skate or roller skate)

Ancestry of “skeise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishskates—
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

Words derived from “skeise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakaną →Every word from Old Saxon skakan →