Where does “skakan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “skakan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

Words derived from “skakan”

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