Editing History of skiing (section)

==Etymology==
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The word ''ski'' comes from the [[Old Norse]] word {{lang|non|skíð}} which means "cleft wood", "stick of wood" or "ski".<ref>{{cite book |last=Caprona |first=Yann de |date=2014 |title=Norsk etymologisk ordbok |location=Oslo |publisher=Kagge forlag |isbn=978-8-24891-054-1}}</ref> In Old Norse common phrases describing skiing were ''fara á skíðum'' (to travel, move fast on skis), ''renna'' (to move swiftly) and ''skríða á skíðum'' (to stride on skis).<ref>{{cite book |last=Grønvik |first=Ottar |date=2000 |title=O̧ndurdís og o̧ndurgoð: studier over den førkristne religion i Norden |location=Oslo |publisher=Det norske videnskaps-akademi |isbn=8290888325}}</ref> Modern [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] and [[Swedish language|Swedish]], however, do not form a verb from the noun.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sprakradet.no/Vi-og-vart/Publikasjoner/Spraaknytt/Arkivet/spraknytt-2013/Spraknytt-12013/Spraknytt-40-ar/ |title=Språknytt 40 år (1973–2013) |website=Språkrådet |language=no |access-date=2018-08-29}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite book |last=Bleken |first=Brynjulv |date=1973 |title=Riksmål og moderat bokmål: en sammenlignende oversikt |location=Oslo |publisher=Aschehoug |isbn=8203053025}}</ref> Other languages make a verb form out of the noun, such as ''to ski'' in [[English language|English]], {{lang|fr|skier}} in [[French language|French]], {{lang|es|esquiar}} in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], {{lang|it|sciare}} in [[Italian language|Italian]], {{lang|nl|skiën}} in [[Dutch language|Dutch]], or {{lang|de|schilaufen}} (as above also {{lang|de|Ski laufen}} or {{lang|de|Ski fahren}}) in [[German language|German]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
[[Finnish language|Finnish]] has its own ancient words for skis and skiing: "ski" is {{lang|fi|suksi}} and "skiing" is {{lang|fi|hiihtää}}. The [[Estonian language|Estonian]] ''suusk'' and ''suusatama'' are of the same Finno-Ugric origin.
The [[Sami people|Sami]] also have their own words for "skis" and "skiing": for example, the [[Lule Sami]] word for "ski" is {{lang|smj|sabek}} and skis are called {{lang|smj|sabega}}. The Sami use {{lang|smj|cuoigat}} for the verb "to ski".<ref name=Historical_dictionary_of_Skiing>{{cite book |last=Allen |first=E. John B. |title=Historical Dictionary of Skiing |publisher=Scarecrow Press |series=Historical Dictionaries of Sports |year=2011 |pages=1–14 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XayJ60PDwaoC&q=History+of+unequal+length+skis&pg=PA4 |isbn=978-0810879775}}</ref>