Where does “skewer” come from?

Skewer comes from English skew, Chinese 兒, Old French -er, Latin -are, Latin -arius, and Proto-Italic -os.

skewer (English): A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used...

Definitions

  1. A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used...

Ancestry of “skewer”, step by step

skewer 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 Middle English skeuier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishskeuier—

Words derived from “skewer”

Every word from Old Northern French escuer →Every word from Middle English skeuen →Every word from English skew →