Etymology of the English word skewbald
the English word
skewbaldderived from the English word
skewderived from the North French word
eskiuerderived from the Norman French word
escuerderived from the English word
piebaldderived from the Middle English word
piederived from the English word
baldderived from the English word
balledederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-derived from the English word
ballderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*balluzderived from the English root
*beallderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-Date
The earliest known usage of skewbald in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
