Where does “scencan” come from?
scencan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic skankijan, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.
scencan (Old English): to pour out, give to drink
Definitions
- to pour out, give to drink
Ancestry of “scencan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | skankijan | to pour |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skankijaną | to skew, tilt, tip; to pour |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kenǵ- | to limp |