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Where does “skenkian” come from?

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

skenkian (Old Saxon): to pour

Definitions

  1. to pour

Ancestry of “skenkian”, step by step

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