Where does “skeifr” come from?

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

skeifr (Old Norse): askew, oblique; awry, difficult

Definitions

  1. askew, oblique; awry, difficult

Ancestry of “skeifr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaibazcrooked
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂iwo-—

Words derived from “skeifr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaibaz →