Where does “schaatsen” come from?

schaatsen (Dutch) comes from Dutch schaats, 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.

schaatsen (Dutch): to skate

Definitions

  1. to skate

Ancestry of “schaatsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschaatsskate, ice skate; stilt
2Middle Dutchschāetsestilt
3Old Frenchescachea stilt, trestle
4Frankishskakkjastilt
5Old Saxonskakan—
6Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

Words derived from “schaatsen”

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