Skew
/skjuː/noun
To turn or place at an angle; also, to distort or bias something.
Did you know?The word comes from a French form tied to the idea of “escaping” or “slipping aside,” which is why it evolved into something that doesn’t go straight.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skeu-
“to observe, heed, beware”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*skūjaną
“to look out for, avoid”
Old French
OF
eschever
“to avoid, shun”
Middle English
English
skewen
“to turn aside, go obliquely”
Modern English
English
skew
“to turn or distort at an angle”