Where does “schaker” come from?
schaker (Dutch) comes from Dutch schaken, 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 — to sire, beget.
schaker (Dutch): A chess player; A kidnapper, particularly of...
Definitions
- A chess player; A kidnapper, particularly of...
Ancestry of “schaker”, step by step
schaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schaken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schaken | to play chess; chess; to kidnap, to ravish |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schâken | to play chess |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | schâec | chess |
| 4 | Old Dutch | skāk | — |
| 5 | Latin | scaccus | API; check |
| 6 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 7 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 9 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via Middle Dutch schaker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | schaker | — |