Where does “skekkja” come from?

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

skekkja (Old Norse): to skew; to skew; displace

Definitions

  1. to skew; to skew; displace

Ancestry of “skekkja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skekkja”

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