Where does “skiā” come from?

skiā (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic skeuh, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

Ancestry of “skiā”, step by step

skiā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic skeuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskeuhfrightened, shy; frightening, ugly
2Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

via Proto-West Germanic *skehan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*skehanto move quickly
2Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

Words derived from “skiā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeuh →