Where does “skewbald” come from?

skewbald (English) comes from English skew, from Middle English skeuen, from Old Northern French escuer.

skewbald (English): Marked with patches of white and non-black...

Definitions

  1. Marked with patches of white and non-black...

Ancestry of “skewbald”, step by step

skewbald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English skew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskewTo form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to...
2Middle Englishskeuen—
3Old Northern Frenchescuer—

via English bald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbaldHaving no hair, fur or feathers; Denuded of any...
2Middle Englishballedbald
Every word from Old Northern French escuer →Every word from Middle English skeuen →Every word from English skew →
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