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Etymology of the English word skyscraper

the English word skyscraper
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
using the English suffix -er
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz
using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)
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-

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Word found in Modern English


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