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Where does “shaken” come from?

Shaken comes from Middle English schaken, from Old English sċeacan, a verb of uncertain ultimate origin.

shaken (English): past participle of shake; In a state of shock or...

Definitions

  1. past participle of shake; In a state of shock or...

Ancestry of “shaken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese車剣—

Words derived from “shaken”

  • unshaken
  • unshakenly
  • shakenly
  • shakenness
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