Where does “šikmý” come from?
šikmý (Czech) comes from Czech šik, from German Schick, from Middle High German schicken, from Middle High German geschehen, from Old High German giskehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.
šikmý (Czech): skew
Definitions
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Ancestry of “šikmý”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | šik | array, rank |
| 2 | German | Schick | chic |
| 3 | Middle High German | schicken | to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately |
| 4 | Middle High German | geschehen | to happen, rush |
| 5 | Old High German | giskehan | to happen |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |