Where does “unschicklich” come from?
unschicklich (German) comes from German schicklich, from German schicken, 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.
unschicklich (German): indecent, unseemly
Definitions
- indecent, unseemly
Ancestry of “unschicklich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schicklich | appropriate, proper |
| 2 | German | schicken | to send; to hurry; to be decent, to be... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schicken | to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately |
| 4 | Middle High German | geschehen | to happen, rush |
| 5 | Old High German | giskehan | to happen |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |