Where does “skake” come from?

skake (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse skaka, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

skake (Norwegian Bokmål): to shake

Definitions

  1. to shake

Ancestry of “skake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskakato shake
2Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakaną →Every word from Old Norse skaka →