Where does “skates” come from?

skates (English) comes from Dutch schaats, from Middle Dutch schāetse, from Old French escache, from Frankish skakkja, from Old Saxon skakan, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

Ancestry of “skates”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschaatsskate, ice skate; stilt
2Middle Dutchschāetsestilt
3Old Frenchescachea stilt, trestle
4Frankishskakkjastilt
5Old Saxonskakan—
6Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

Words derived from “skates”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakaną →Every word from Old Saxon skakan →
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