Skew

Morpheme

Skew

Type

free base

Denotation

turn aside, twist

Etymology

(1) Middle English skeuen, skewe, skewen; Old Northern French escuer, eskiuer; Old French eschuer, eschever, eschiver; (2) possibly from Old Norse á ská

Evidence

askew, askewness, nonskewed, skew, skewback, skewbald, skewcrop, skewed, skewer, skewest, skewing, skewness, skews, unskew, unskewed

Doublet

Eschew

See Also

Eschew

Homographs

Skew