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Where does “esquiar” come from?

esquiar (Spanish) comes from Spanish esquí, from French ski, from Norwegian Bokmål ski, from Danish ski, from Norwegian Nynorsk ski, from Old Norse skíð, from Proto-Germanic skīdą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

esquiar (Spanish): to ski

Definitions

  1. to ski

Ancestry of “esquiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishesquíski; skiing
2Frenchskiski; skiing
3Norwegian Bokmålskia ski
4Danishski—
5Norwegian Nynorskskia ski
6Old Norseskíðstick of wood, snowshoe; split wood, wooden...
7Proto-Germanicskīdąpiece of wood, billet, board
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
9Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “esquiar”

  • esquiador
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