Where does “skaka” come from?
skaka (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse skaka, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.
skaka (Norwegian Nynorsk): to shake; to frighten, upset
Definitions
- to shake; to frighten, upset
Ancestry of “skaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skaka | to shake |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skakaną | to swing; to shake; to escape |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skeg- | to jump, spring; to jump; move |
Words derived from “skaka”