Where does “scheef” come from?

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

scheef (Dutch): crooked, not level or straight; weird, not right;...

Definitions

  1. crooked, not level or straight; weird, not right;...

Ancestry of “scheef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchscheyff
2Proto-Germanicskaibazcrooked
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂iwo-

Words derived from “scheef

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo-Every word from Proto-Germanic skaibazEvery word from Middle Dutch scheyff
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