Where does “sċeacga” come from?

sċeacga (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skaggô, from Proto-Germanic skag-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kek- — to jump, move; to shake, stir.

sċeacga (Old English): hair, wool

Definitions

  1. hair, wool

Ancestry of “sċeacga”, step by step

sċeacga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic skaggô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaggô—
2Proto-Germanicskag-to emerge, stick out, protrude; to emerge, stick...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kek-to jump, move; to shake, stir

via Proto-Germanic skaggiją

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaggijąthat which protrudes or sticks out; stem; beard

Words derived from “sċeacga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skag- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaggô →