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Where does “skankaz” come from?

skankaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

skankaz (Proto-Germanic): askew, tilted

Definitions

  1. askew, tilted

Ancestry of “skankaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew

Words derived from “skankaz”

  • shank
  • redshank
  • greenshank
  • shanker
  • foreshank
  • midshank
  • catshank
  • spotshank
  • dogshank
  • Schenke
  • Schanktisch
  • Schank
  • einschenken
  • verschenken
  • schenken
  • beschonken
  • verschenken
  • geschenk
  • schenken
  • kerstgeschenk
  • beschenken
  • schenking
  • skänka
  • šank
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