Where does “skewwhiff” come from?
skewwhiff (English) comes from English skew-whiff, 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.
skewwhiff (English): Alternative spelling of skew-whiff
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of skew-whiff
Ancestry of “skewwhiff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skew-whiff | Askew; lopsided, not straight |
| 2 | English | weft | The horizontal threads that are interlaced... |
| 3 | Middle English | wefte | weft; Strands of thread in a spiderweb |
| 4 | Old English | wefan | to weave |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | weban | to weave |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |