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Where does “schaken” come from?

schaken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schâken, from Middle Dutch schâec, from Old Dutch skāk, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋 — to sire, beget.

schaken (Dutch): to play chess; chess; to kidnap, to ravish

Definitions

  1. to play chess; chess; to kidnap, to ravish

Ancestry of “schaken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschâken—
2Middle Dutchschâec—
3Old Dutchskāk—
4LatinscaccusAPI; check
5Arabicشَاهking in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah
6Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
7Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
8Old Persian𐏋king
9Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
10Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
11Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “schaken”

  • schaker
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