Where does “skirenn” come from?
skirenn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk renn, from Norwegian Nynorsk renna, from Old Norse renna, from Proto-Germanic rannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
skirenn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a ski race
Definitions
- a ski race
Ancestry of “skirenn”, step by step
skirenn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Norwegian Nynorsk ski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ski | a ski |
| 2 | Old Norse | skíð | stick of wood, snowshoe; split wood, wooden... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skīdą | piece of wood, billet, board |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |