Where does “skeiserenn” come from?
skeiserenn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skeise, 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 — to jump, spring; to jump; move.
skeiserenn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a skating race
Definitions
- a skating race
Ancestry of “skeiserenn”, step by step
skeiserenn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk skeise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | skeise | skate (ice skate or roller skate) |
| 2 | English | skates | — |
| 3 | Dutch | schaats | skate, ice skate; stilt |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schāetse | stilt |
| 5 | Old French | escache | a stilt, trestle |
| 6 | Frankish | skakkja | stilt |
| 7 | Old Saxon | skakan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skakaną | to swing; to shake; to escape |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skeg- | to jump, spring; to jump; move |
via Norwegian Nynorsk renn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | renn | a race on skis or skates; present of renne;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | renna | to run (of liquids), flow |
| 3 | Old Norse | renna | Alternative form of rinna; to cause to flow; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rannijaną | to cause to run; to cause to flow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |