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Where does “doorschakelen” come from?

doorschakelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch schakelen, from Dutch schakel, from Middle Dutch schākel, from Old Dutch skakul, from Old Norse skǫkull, from Proto-Germanic skakulaz, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

doorschakelen (Dutch): to transfer, to put through, to reroute

Definitions

  1. to transfer, to put through, to reroute

Ancestry of “doorschakelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschakelento switch; to change gear
2Dutchschakelshackle; link of a chain; link, connection
3Middle Dutchschākel—
4Old Dutchskakul—
5Old Norseskǫkull—
6Proto-Germanicskakulaza link in a chain; a fetter
7Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move
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