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

  1. to pour out, give to drink

Ancestry of “scencan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskankijanto 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 Proto-West Germanic skankijan →