Where does “skænkia” come from?
skænkia (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German schenken, from Old Saxon skenkian, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.
skænkia (Old Swedish): to serve (to), to pour out
Definitions
- to serve (to), to pour out
Ancestry of “skænkia”, step by step
skænkia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German schenken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | schenken | to pour; bestow |
| 2 | Old Saxon | skenkian | to pour |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skankijaną | to skew, tilt, tip; to pour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kenǵ- | to limp |
via Old Norse skenkja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skenkja | to pour |