Where does “schif” come from?

schif (Luxembourgish) 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-.

schif (Luxembourgish): skew, oblique, slanted, crooked

Definitions

  1. skew, oblique, slanted, crooked

Ancestry of “schif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschiefskew, oblique, askew, leaning, slanting, aslant,...
2Middle High Germanschief—
3Middle Low Germanschêf—
4Old Saxonskêf—
5Proto-West Germanic*skaib—
6Proto-Germanicskaibazcrooked
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂iwo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaibaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaib →