Where does “schaken” come from?

schaken (Low German) comes from Old Saxon skakan, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

schaken (Low German): to move, shift; to push, shake

Definitions

  1. to move, shift; to push, shake

Ancestry of “schaken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonskakan—
2Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakaną →Every word from Old Saxon skakan →