Where does “skian” come from?

skian (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

Ancestry of “skian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

Words derived from “skian

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek-Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną