Where does “skejtë” come from?

skejtë (Kashubian) comes from English skates, 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.

skejtë (Kashubian): skates

Definitions

  1. skates

Ancestry of “skejtë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishskates—
2Dutchschaatsskate, ice skate; stilt
3Middle Dutchschāetsestilt
4Old Frenchescachea stilt, trestle
5Frankishskakkjastilt
6Old Saxonskakan—
7Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

Words derived from “skejtë”

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