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
- skew, oblique, slanted, crooked
Ancestry of “schif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | schief | skew, oblique, askew, leaning, slanting, aslant,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | schief | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schêf | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skêf | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *skaib | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaibaz | crooked |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skeh₂iwo- | — |