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Where does “schikken” come from?

schikken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schicken, from Old Dutch skikken, from Proto-Germanic skikkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

schikken (Dutch): to arrange, to order; to be convenient for; to...

Definitions

  1. to arrange, to order; to be convenient for; to...

Ancestry of “schikken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschickento arrange, to carry out, to get done; to create,...
2Old Dutchskikken—
3Proto-GermanicskikkijanąTo arrange; order; To send
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

Words derived from “schikken”

  • schiksel
  • rangschikken
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