Where does “szejk” come from?

szejk (Polish) comes from English shake, from Middle English schaken, from Old English sċeacan.

szejk (Polish): sheik

Definitions

  1. sheik

Ancestry of “szejk”, step by step

szejk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshakeTo cause to move rapidly in opposite directions...
2Middle EnglishschakenTo shake or quake
3Old Englishsċeacan

via Arabic شَيْخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
2Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...
Every word from Old English sċeacanEvery word from Middle English schakenEvery word from English shake