Where does “schief” come from?
schief (German) comes 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-.
schief (German): skew, oblique, askew, leaning, slanting, aslant,...
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- skew, oblique, askew, leaning, slanting, aslant,...
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