Where does “kenkätä” come from?

kenkätä (Finnish) comes from Swedish skänka, from Old Swedish skænkia, from Middle Low German schenken, from Old Saxon skenkian, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

kenkätä (Finnish): to give (away), donate

Definitions

  1. to give (away), donate

Ancestry of “kenkätä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskänkato give, donate
2Old Swedishskænkiato serve (to), to pour out
3Middle Low Germanschenkento pour; bestow
4Old Saxonskenkianto pour
5Proto-Germanicskankijanąto skew, tilt, tip; to pour
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skankijaną →Every word from Old Saxon skenkian →