Where does “skag-” come from?
skag- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kek- — to jump, move; to shake, stir.
skag- (Proto-Germanic): to emerge, stick out, protrude; to emerge, stick...
Definitions
- to emerge, stick out, protrude; to emerge, stick...
Ancestry of “skag-”, step by step
skag- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European (s)kek-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kek- | to jump, move; to shake, stir |
via Proto-Indo-European (s)keg-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keg- | to jump, move, hurry; to jump, skip, move, hurry;... |