Where does “sekat” come from?

sekat (Indonesian) comes from Dutch schaats, from Middle Dutch schāetse, from Old French escache, from Frankish skakkja, from Old Saxon skakan, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

sekat (Indonesian): partition, screen; bulkhead

Definitions

  1. partition, screen; bulkhead

Ancestry of “sekat”, step by step

sekat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schaats

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschaatsskate, ice skate; stilt
2Middle Dutchschāetsestilt
3Old Frenchescachea stilt, trestle
4Frankishskakkjastilt
5Old Saxonskakan—
6Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

via Malay sekat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysekatto block; to obstruct
2Proto-Malayic*səkat—

Words derived from “sekat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakaną →Every word from Old Saxon skakan →
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