Where does “schêf” come from?

schêf (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon skêf, from Proto-West Germanic *skaib, from Proto-Germanic skaibaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo-.

Ancestry of “schêf”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Saxon	skêf	—
2	Proto-West Germanic	*skaib	—
3	Proto-Germanic	skaibaz	crooked
4	Proto-Indo-European	skeh₂iwo-	—

Words derived from “schêf”

schief
schief
schīf
schif

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo- →

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