Where does “schaats” come from?

schaats (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schāetse, from Old French escache, from Frankish skakkja, from Old Saxon skakan, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

schaats (Dutch): skate, ice skate; stilt

Definitions

  1. skate, ice skate; stilt

Ancestry of “schaats”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschāetsestilt
2Old Frenchescachea stilt, trestle
3Frankishskakkjastilt
4Old Saxonskakan—
5Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

Words derived from “schaats”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakaną →Every word from Old Saxon skakan →