Where does “sceacga” come from?
sceacga (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skaggô, from Proto-Germanic skag-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kek- — to jump, move; to shake, stir.
sceacga (Old English): hair, wool
Ancestry of “sceacga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skaggô | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skag- | to emerge, stick out, protrude; to emerge, stick... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kek- | to jump, move; to shake, stir |
Words derived from “sceacga”