Where does “schieflaufen” come from?

schieflaufen (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-.

schieflaufen (German): to go wrong, to go awry

Definitions

  1. to go wrong, to go awry

Ancestry of “schieflaufen”, step by step

schieflaufen 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 laufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlaufento walk; to jog; to run; to flow; to leak; to...
2Middle High Germanloufento run
3Old High Germanhloufan—
4Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaibaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaib →