Where does “schakelen” come from?

schakelen (Dutch) comes 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.

schakelen (Dutch): to switch; to change gear

Definitions

  1. to switch; to change gear

Ancestry of “schakelen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “schakelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakulaz →