Where does “skysettin” come from?

skysettin (Scots) comes from Scots sky, from Middle English sky, from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic skiwją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

skysettin (Scots): nightfall

Definitions

  1. nightfall

Ancestry of “skysettin”, step by step

skysettin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots sky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsskysky; daylight; skyline, outline against the sky
2Middle EnglishskyThe atmosphere or sky; that which lies above the...
3Old Norseskýcloud
4Proto-Germanicskiwjącloud; sky
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Scots settin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotssettin—
2Moroccan Arabicستينsixty
3Arabicستونsixty; sixtieth
4Arabicسِتّsix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiwją →Every word from Old Norse ský →