Where does “Schekjbenjel” come from?

Schekjbenjel (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch schekjen, from Middle Low German schicken, from Old Saxon *skikkian, from Proto-Germanic *skikkijan.

Schekjbenjel (Plautdietsch): errand boy, gofer, flunky, footman

Definitions

  1. errand boy, gofer, flunky, footman

Ancestry of “Schekjbenjel”, step by step

Schekjbenjel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch schekjen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschschekjento send
2Middle Low Germanschicken—
3Old Saxon*skikkian—
4Proto-Germanic*skikkijan—

via Plautdietsch Benjel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschBenjelyoung lad, chap
2Middle Low Germanbengel—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *skikkijan →Every word from Old Saxon *skikkian →Every word from Middle Low German schicken →