Where does “geskenk” come from?

geskenk (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch geschenk, from Dutch schenken, from Middle Dutch schenken, from Old Dutch skenken, from Proto-West Germanic skankijan, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

geskenk (Afrikaans): gift, present

Definitions

  1. gift, present

Ancestry of “geskenk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeschenkgift, present
2Dutchschenkento give as a present, to gift; to pour from a...
3Middle Dutchschenken—
4Old Dutchskenkento pour
5Proto-West Germanicskankijanto pour
6Proto-Germanicskankijanąto skew, tilt, tip; to pour
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp
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