Where does “scannen” come from?

scannen (Middle English) comes from Middle English scanden, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

scannen (Middle English): to mark off verse to show metrical structure

Definitions

  1. to mark off verse to show metrical structure

Ancestry of “scannen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishscandenAlternative form of schonden
2Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend

Words derived from “scannen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →