Where does “ske” come from?
ske (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German schên, from Old Saxon skehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek-.
Ancestry of “ske”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | schên | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | skehan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | — |