Where does “skeifa” come from?

skeifa (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse skeifr, from Proto-Germanic skaibaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo-.

Ancestry of “skeifa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskeifraskew, oblique; awry, difficult
2Proto-Germanicskaibazcrooked
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂iwo-—

Words derived from “skeifa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaibaz →Every word from Old Norse skeifr →