skewer (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[skewer 词源字典]
1670s, variant of dialectal skiver (1660s), perhaps from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse skifa "a cut, slice" (of bread, etc.), Swedish skifer "a slate," which are related to shiver (n.1) "small piece."[skewer etymology, skewer origin, 英语词源]
skewer (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1701, from the noun. Related: Skewered; skewering.