Where does “schenken” come from?

schenken (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon skenkian, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

schenken (Middle Low German): to pour; bestow

Definitions

  1. to pour; bestow

Ancestry of “schenken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonskenkianto pour
2Proto-Germanicskankijanąto skew, tilt, tip; to pour
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

Words derived from “schenken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skankijaną →Every word from Old Saxon skenkian →