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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | skenkja | to pour |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skankijaną | to skew, tilt, tip; to pour |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kenǵ- | to limp |