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Where does “Schaukel” come from?

Schaukel (German) comes from Low German Schukel, from Low German schuckeln, from Middle Dutch schocken, from English shock, from French choquer, from German schockieren, from Spanish chocar, from Portuguese chocar.

Schaukel (German): swing; any swinging construction, including...

Definitions

  1. swing; any swinging construction, including...

Ancestry of “Schaukel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanSchukel—
2Low Germanschuckelnto rock; to swing; to sway
3Middle Dutchschockento jolt, bounce
4EnglishshockA sudden, heavy impact; A discontinuity arising...
5Frenchchoquerto hit, to collide; to shock
6Germanschockieren—
7Spanishchocarto crash; to bump into, to collide with; to...
8Portuguesechocarto brood; to hatch; to linger
9Russianшоки́ровать—
10Russian-и́ровать—
11German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
12French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
13Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
14Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
15Latin-ārius—

Words derived from “Schaukel”

  • Schaukelpferd
  • sjógkel
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