Etymology · Proto-Germanic
*skīdą
3 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *skīdą, most common first.
- skiOne of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
- skidAn out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
- shideA piece of wood (a thin board or plank, or a strip of wood split off); a measure of firewood, variously defined as e.g. four feet long and between 16 and 38 inches in circumference.