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Where does “skukkōn” come from?

skukkōn (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic skukkōną, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

Ancestry of “skukkōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskukkōnąto shake, move swiftly
2Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

Words derived from “skukkōn”

  • shock
  • shocking
  • shockingly
  • shocker
  • aftershock
  • electroshock
  • postshock
  • footshock
  • shockable
  • mainshock
  • foreshock
  • antishock
  • preshock
  • countershock
  • unshockable
  • shocklike
  • shockproof
  • microshock
  • shockless
  • nonshock
  • shockingness
  • subshock
  • shockability
  • intershock
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