Where does “Schieflage” come from?

Schieflage (German) comes from German schief, from Middle High German schief, from Middle Low German schêf, from Old Saxon skêf, from Proto-West Germanic *skaib, from Proto-Germanic skaibaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo-.

Schieflage (German): imbalance

Definitions

  1. imbalance

Ancestry of “Schieflage”, step by step

Schieflage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schief

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschiefskew, oblique, askew, leaning, slanting, aslant,...
2Middle High Germanschief—
3Middle Low Germanschêf—
4Old Saxonskêf—
5Proto-West Germanic*skaib—
6Proto-Germanicskaibazcrooked
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂iwo-—

via German läge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlägefirst/third-person singular subjunctive II of...
2Middle High Germanlāge—
3Old High Germanlāga—
4Proto-West Germanicliggjanto lie, to rest
5Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaibaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaib →