Where does “skew-whiff” come from?
skew-whiff (English) comes from English weft, from Middle English wefte, from Old English wefan, from Proto-West Germanic weban, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
skew-whiff (English): Askew; lopsided, not straight
Definitions
- Askew; lopsided, not straight
Ancestry of “skew-whiff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | weft | The horizontal threads that are interlaced... |
| 2 | Middle English | wefte | weft; Strands of thread in a spiderweb |
| 3 | Old English | wefan | to weave |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | weban | to weave |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
Words derived from “skew-whiff”