Where does “secouer” come from?

secouer (French) comes from Old French secorre, from Latin succurrō, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

secouer (French): to shake; to shake off; to shake up

Definitions

  1. to shake; to shake off; to shake up

Ancestry of “secouer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsecorreto help; to assist
2Latinsuccurrōto help, aid, succor
3Latincurrōto run
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “secouer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →