Where does “schicken” come from?
schicken (German) comes from Middle High German schicken, from Middle High German geschehen, from Old High German giskehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.
schicken (German): to send; to hurry; to be decent, to be...
Definitions
- to send; to hurry; to be decent, to be...
Ancestry of “schicken”, step by step
schicken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German schicken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | schicken | to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately |
| 2 | Middle High German | geschehen | to happen, rush |
| 3 | Old High German | giskehan | to happen |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |
via French chiquer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chiquer | to chew tobacco; to chew gum |