Where does “skakt” come from?
skakt (Danish) comes from German schacht, from Middle Low German schacht, from Old Saxon skaft, from Proto-West Germanic skaft, from Proto-Germanic skaftaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
skakt (Danish): a shaft (vertical passage, e.g. a well, elevator, chute)
Definitions
- a shaft (vertical passage, e.g. a well, elevator, chute)
Ancestry of “skakt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schacht | shaft, mineshaft tunnel |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schacht | a shaft, a pole upon which something is attached;... |
| 3 | Old Saxon | skaft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skaft | shaft |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaftaz | shaft |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skeh₂p- | rod, shaft, staff, club |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |