Where does “scenco” come from?

scenco (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic skankijō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “scenco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskankijōdrink server; cupbearer
2Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “scenco”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -jō →