Where does “gekscheren” come from?

gekscheren (Dutch) comes from Dutch scheren, from Middle Dutch schēren, from Old Dutch skeran, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

gekscheren (Dutch): to jest, poke fun; to make fun, do something...

Definitions

  1. to jest, poke fun; to make fun, do something...

Ancestry of “gekscheren”, step by step

gekscheren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch scheren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchscherento shave; to shear; to skim, fleet; to go over...
2Middle Dutchschērento shave
3Old Dutchskeranto shave; to split, to divide
4Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Dutch gek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgekcrazy, mad; ludicrous, farcical; silly, playful
2Middle Dutchgeckmadman
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