Where does “skeinkja” come from?

skeinkja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skenkja, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

skeinkja (Faroese): to pour

Definitions

  1. to pour

Ancestry of “skeinkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskenkjato pour
2Proto-Germanicskankijanąto skew, tilt, tip; to pour
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

Words derived from “skeinkja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skankijaną →Every word from Old Norse skenkja →