Etymology Explorer
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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-
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Words derived from “*skaib”
skêf
schêf
שיף
schief
שיפֿל
schief
шиф
šif
schif
schieflachen
Schieflage
schieflaufen
schiefliegen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic skaibaz →