Where does “scilihen” come from?
scilihen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skilhijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Ancestry of “scilihen”, step by step
scilihen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic skilhijaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skilhijaną | to squint |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Proto-Germanic skilhwijaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skilhwijaną | to squint |