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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

  1. A chess player; A kidnapper, particularly of...

Ancestry of “schaker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschakento play chess; chess; to kidnap, to ravish
2Middle Dutchschâken—
3Middle Dutchschâec—
4Old Dutchskāk—
5LatinscaccusAPI; check
6Arabicشَاهking in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah
7Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
8Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
9Old Persian𐏋king
10Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
11Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
12Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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