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Where does “schenken” come from?

schenken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schenken, from Old Dutch skenken, from Proto-West Germanic skankijan, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

schenken (Dutch): to give as a present, to gift; to pour from a...

Definitions

  1. to give as a present, to gift; to pour from a...

Ancestry of “schenken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschenken—
2Old Dutchskenkento pour
3Proto-West Germanicskankijanto pour
4Proto-Germanicskankijanąto skew, tilt, tip; to pour
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

Words derived from “schenken”

  • geschenk
  • kerstgeschenk
  • beschonken
  • schenking
  • beschenken
  • verschenken
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