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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skakaną | to swing; to shake; to escape |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | skeg- | to jump, spring; to jump; move |
Words derived from “skakan”