Where does “skaiv” come from?

skaiv (Gutnish) comes from Old Norse skeifr, from Proto-Germanic skaibaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo-.

skaiv (Gutnish): skew

Definitions

  1. skew

Ancestry of “skaiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskeifraskew, oblique; awry, difficult
2Proto-Germanicskaibazcrooked
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂iwo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaibaz →Every word from Old Norse skeifr →