Where does “shakel” come from?

shakel (Middle English) comes from Old English sċacul, from Proto-Germanic skakulaz, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

Ancestry of “shakel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċaculshackle, bond, fetter
2Proto-Germanicskakulaza link in a chain; a fetter
3Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

Words derived from “shakel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →