myEtymology.com: English etymology of sky-scraper

Etymology of the English word sky-scraper

the English word sky-scraper

derived from the English word sky

derived from the Old Norse word sky

derived from the Old Norse word sku

derived from the English word scraper

derived from the English word scrape

derived from the Old Norse word skrapa

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *skrap-

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)