Where does “*skaib” come from?
*skaib (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic skaibaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo-.
Ancestry of “*skaib”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skaibaz | crooked |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | skeh₂iwo- | — |