Where does “scenken” come from?

scenken (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic skankijan, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

scenken (Old High German): to pur in, give drink to, water

Definitions

  1. to pur in, give drink to, water

Ancestry of “scenken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskankijanto pour
2Proto-Germanicskankijanąto skew, tilt, tip; to pour
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

Words derived from “scenken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skankijan →