Where does “skêf” come from?

skêf (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *skaib, from Proto-Germanic skaibaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo-.

Ancestry of “skêf”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-West Germanic	*skaib	—
2	Proto-Germanic	skaibaz	crooked
3	Proto-Indo-European	skeh₂iwo-	—

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