Where does “schenke” come from?

schenke (Middle High German) comes from Old High German scenco, from Proto-West Germanic skankijō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “schenke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscenco—
2Proto-West Germanicskankijōdrink server; cupbearer
3Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “schenke”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -jō →