Where does “skekkja” come from?
skekkja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skekkja, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.
skekkja (Icelandic): to skew; obliquity; error, deviation
Definitions
- to skew; obliquity; error, deviation
Ancestry of “skekkja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skekkja | to skew; to skew; displace |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skankijaną | to skew, tilt, tip; to pour |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kenǵ- | to limp |
Words derived from “skekkja”