Where does “Scaife” come from?

Scaife is an English word derived from Old Norse skeifr, though its precise meaning remains uncertain.

Ancestry of “Scaife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskeifraskew, oblique; awry, difficult
2Proto-Germanicskaibazcrooked
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂iwo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaibaz →Every word from Old Norse skeifr →