Where does “skidåkare” come from?

skidåkare (Swedish) comes from Swedish åka, from Old Swedish aka, from Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic akaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

skidåkare (Swedish): a skier

Definitions

  1. a skier

Ancestry of “skidåkare”, step by step

skidåkare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish åka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåkato go; to depart, to leave
2Old Swedishakato drive
3Old NorseakaTo drive
4Proto-Germanicakanąto drive, sail, navigate; to ache
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Swedish skidor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskidor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic akaną →