Where does “*Skeiðsmór” come from?

*Skeiðsmór (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse skeið, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “*Skeiðsmór”, step by step

*Skeiðsmór traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skeið

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskeiðship; sheath; reed, sley; reed, sley; warship;...
2Proto-Germanicskaiþanąto separate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Old Norse mór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemóra moor, a heath, a barren moorland
2Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyt- →