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Stage 1 of 3
skid
Old Norse · medieval
"a split piece of wood"
a split piece of wood, used for sliding over snow
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Stage 2 of 3
ski
Norwegian · 1700s
"a long wooden runner for gliding over snow"
settled in Norwegian for the long wooden snow-runner
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Stage 3 of 3
ski
English · 1880s
"a runner for gliding over snow"
adopted directly as the sport gained popularity abroad
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