Where does “skä” come from?

skä (North Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

skä (North Frisian): to happen

Definitions

  1. to happen

Ancestry of “skä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*skehanto move quickly
2Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skehan →