Where does “skenken” come from?

skenken (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch schenken, from Old Dutch skenken, from Proto-West Germanic skankijan, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

Ancestry of “skenken”, step by step

skenken traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch schenken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschenken—
2Old Dutchskenkento pour
3Proto-West Germanicskankijanto pour
4Proto-Germanicskankijanąto skew, tilt, tip; to pour
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

via Middle Dutch scinken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchscinken—

via Middle Dutch scenken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchscenken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skankijan →