Where does “skankr” come from?

skankr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skankô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

Ancestry of “skankr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskankôthat which is bent; shank; thigh
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

Words derived from “skankr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skankô →