Where does “sjoenkelen” come from?
sjoenkelen (Dutch) comes from Limburgish sjoenkele, from German schunkeln, from German Schaukel, from Low German Schukel, from Low German schuckeln, from Middle Dutch schocken, from English shock, from French choquer — to jump, spring; to jump; move.
sjoenkelen (Dutch): to sway left and right to the rhythm of a song, usually while linking arms with the persons sitting or standing next to one
Definitions
- to sway left and right to the rhythm of a song, usually while linking arms with the persons sitting or standing next to one
Ancestry of “sjoenkelen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limburgish | sjoenkele | — |
| 2 | German | schunkeln | to rock, sway, bob irregularly (as of a boat, wagon etc.) |
| 3 | German | Schaukel | swing; any swinging construction, including... |
| 4 | Low German | Schukel | — |
| 5 | Low German | schuckeln | to rock; to swing; to sway |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | schocken | to jolt, bounce |
| 7 | English | shock | A sudden, heavy impact; A discontinuity arising... |
| 8 | French | choquer | to hit, to collide; to shock |
| 9 | German | schockieren | to shock |
| 10 | Spanish | chocar | to crash; to bump into, to collide with; to... |
| 11 | Portuguese | chocar | to brood; to hatch; to linger |
| 12 | Russian | шоки́ровать | to horrify, to scandalize, to shock |
| 13 | Russian | шок | shock |
| 14 | French | choc | hit, strike; shock; electrical shock |
| 15 | Old French | choquer | to strike against |
| 16 | Frankish | skukkōn | — |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | skukkōną | to shake, move swiftly |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | skakaną | to swing; to shake; to escape |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | skeg- | to jump, spring; to jump; move |