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Where does “scacan” come from?

scacan (Old English): to shake

Definitions

to shake

Words derived from “scacan”

shake
shaking
shaken
shaky
handshake
unshaken
Shaker
shaker
unshakable
shakily
unshakeable
handshaking
milkshake
shakiness
earthshaking
shakeout
headshake
shakeup
unshakably
Shakerism
shaketh
headshaking
unshakeably
shakingly

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