Where does “skewly” come from?

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

skewly (English): askew

Definitions

  1. askew

Ancestry of “skewly”, step by step

skewly 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 ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old Northern French escuer →Every word from Middle English skeuen →Every word from English skew →
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