Where does “schunkeln” come from?
schunkeln (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.
schunkeln (German): to rock, sway, bob irregularly (as of a boat, wagon etc.)
Definitions
- to rock, sway, bob irregularly (as of a boat, wagon etc.)
Ancestry of “schunkeln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schaukel | swing; any swinging construction, including... |
| 2 | Low German | Schukel | — |
| 3 | Low German | schuckeln | to rock; to swing; to sway |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schocken | to jolt, bounce |
| 5 | English | shock | A sudden, heavy impact; A discontinuity arising... |
| 6 | French | choquer | to hit, to collide; to shock |
| 7 | German | schockieren | to shock |
| 8 | Spanish | chocar | to crash; to bump into, to collide with; to... |
| 9 | Portuguese | chocar | to brood; to hatch; to linger |
| 10 | Russian | шоки́ровать | to horrify, to scandalize, to shock |
| 11 | Russian | шок | shock |
| 12 | French | choc | hit, strike; shock; electrical shock |
| 13 | Old French | choquer | to strike against |
| 14 | Frankish | skukkōn | — |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | skukkōną | to shake, move swiftly |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | skakaną | to swing; to shake; to escape |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | skeg- | to jump, spring; to jump; move |