Where does “skæv” come from?

skæv (Danish) comes from Old Norse skeifr, from Proto-Germanic skaibaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo-.

skæv (Danish): oblique, slanting

Definitions

  1. oblique, slanting

Ancestry of “skæv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskeifraskew, oblique; awry, difficult
2Proto-Germanicskaibazcrooked
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂iwo-—

Words derived from “skæv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaibaz →Every word from Old Norse skeifr →