Where does “skeiv” come from?

skeiv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skeiv, from Old Norse skeifr, from Proto-Germanic skaibaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo-.

skeiv (Norwegian Bokmål): queer (non-heterosexual or non-cisgender)

Definitions

  1. queer (non-heterosexual or non-cisgender)

Ancestry of “skeiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskeivslanting, crooked, askew, oblique not straight
2Old Norseskeifraskew, oblique; awry, difficult
3Proto-Germanicskaibazcrooked
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂iwo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaibaz →Every word from Old Norse skeifr →