Where does “scehan” come from?

scehan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

Ancestry of “scehan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

Words derived from “scehan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną →
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