Where does “Schaukelbrett” come from?

Schaukelbrett (German) comes from German Schaukel, from Low German Schukel, from Low German schuckeln, from Middle Dutch schocken, from English shock, from French choquer, from German schockieren, from Spanish chocar — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

Schaukelbrett (German): seat of a swing, plank of a seesaw

Definitions

  1. seat of a swing, plank of a seesaw

Ancestry of “Schaukelbrett”, step by step

Schaukelbrett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schaukel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchaukelswing; any swinging construction, including...
2Low GermanSchukel
3Low Germanschuckelnto rock; to swing; to sway
4Middle Dutchschockento jolt, bounce
5EnglishshockA sudden, heavy impact; A discontinuity arising...
6Frenchchoquerto hit, to collide; to shock
7Germanschockierento shock
8Spanishchocarto crash; to bump into, to collide with; to...
9Portuguesechocarto brood; to hatch; to linger
10Russianшоки́роватьto horrify, to scandalize, to shock
11Russianшокshock
12Frenchchochit, strike; shock; electrical shock
13Old Frenchchoquerto strike against
14Frankishskukkōn
15Proto-Germanicskukkōnąto shake, move swiftly
16Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
17Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

via German brett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrettboard, plank
2Middle High Germanbreta board, a plank
3Old High Germanbret
4Proto-West Germanic*bred
5Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
6Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg-