Where does “sċacul” come from?

sċacul (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skakulaz, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

sċacul (Old English): shackle, bond, fetter

Definitions

  1. shackle, bond, fetter

Ancestry of “sċacul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskakulaza link in a chain; a fetter
2Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

Words derived from “sċacul”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakulaz →