Where does “skakkja” come from?

skakkja (Frankish) comes from Old Saxon skakan, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

skakkja (Frankish): stilt

Definitions

  1. stilt

Ancestry of “skakkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonskakan—
2Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

Words derived from “skakkja”

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