Where does “skonk” come from?

skonk (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian skunk(e), from Proto-West Germanic skankō, from Proto-Germanic skankô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

skonk (West Frisian): leg

Definitions

  1. leg

Ancestry of “skonk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianskunk(e)—
2Proto-West Germanicskankōthigh, shank
3Proto-Germanicskankôthat which is bent; shank; thigh
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skankô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skankō →