Where does “Scheck” come from?
Scheck (German) comes from American English check, from Middle English chek, from Old French eschéc, from Vulgar Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋 — to sire, beget.
Scheck (German): check, cheque
Definitions
- check, cheque
Ancestry of “Scheck”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American English | check | A situation in which the king is directly... |
| 2 | Middle English | chek | Said when the opponent's king is under attack;... |
| 3 | Old French | eschéc | failure (act of failing) |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | scaccus | chess |
| 5 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 6 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |