Where does “skjenke” come from?

skjenke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse skenkja, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

skjenke (Norwegian Bokmål): to serve of a drink

Definitions

  1. to serve of a drink

Ancestry of “skjenke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskenkjato pour
2Proto-Germanicskankijanąto skew, tilt, tip; to pour
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skankijaną →Every word from Old Norse skenkja →