Where does “skeef” come from?

skeef (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch scheef, from Middle Dutch scheyff, from Proto-Germanic skaibaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo-.

skeef (Afrikaans): (a)skew, crooked, slanting, lopsided not straight or symmetrical

Definitions

  1. (a)skew, crooked, slanting, lopsided not straight or symmetrical

Ancestry of “skeef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchscheefcrooked, not level or straight; weird, not right;...
2Middle Dutchscheyff—
3Proto-Germanicskaibazcrooked
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂iwo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaibaz →Every word from Middle Dutch scheyff →