Where does “schicken” come from?
schicken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skikken, from Proto-Germanic skikkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.
schicken (Middle Dutch): to arrange, to carry out, to get done; to create,...
Definitions
- to arrange, to carry out, to get done; to create,...
Ancestry of “schicken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | skikken | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skikkijaną | To arrange; order; To send |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skeg- | to jump, spring; to jump; move |