Where does “skinken” come from?

skinken (Middle English) comes from Old Norse skenkja, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

Ancestry of “skinken”, step by step

skinken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skenkja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskenkjato pour
2Proto-Germanicskankijanąto skew, tilt, tip; to pour
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

via Middle Dutch scinken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchscinken—

Words derived from “skinken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skankijaną →Every word from Old Norse skenkja →