Where does “šikmost” come from?
šikmost (Czech) comes from Czech šikmý, 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 — to pass, happen.
šikmost (Czech): skewness
Definitions
- skewness
Ancestry of “šikmost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | šikmý | skew |
| 2 | Czech | šik | array, rank |
| 3 | German | Schick | chic |
| 4 | Middle High German | schicken | to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately |
| 5 | Middle High German | geschehen | to happen, rush |
| 6 | Old High German | giskehan | to happen |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |