Where does “uitschakeling” come from?

uitschakeling (Dutch) comes from Dutch uitschakelen, from Dutch schakelen, from Dutch schakel, from Middle Dutch schākel, from Old Dutch skakul, from Old Norse skǫkull, from Proto-Germanic skakulaz, from Proto-Germanic skakaną — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

uitschakeling (Dutch): elimination

Definitions

  1. elimination

Ancestry of “uitschakeling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuitschakelento switch off, to turn off, to disable to put a device out of action or deactivate a function of an electronic device
2Dutchschakelento switch; to change gear
3Dutchschakelshackle; link of a chain; link, connection
4Middle Dutchschākel
5Old Dutchskakul
6Old Norseskǫkull
7Proto-Germanicskakulaza link in a chain; a fetter
8Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
9Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg-
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