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

  1. 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-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kek-to jump, move; to shake, stir

via Proto-Indo-European (s)keg-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)keg-to jump, move, hurry; to jump, skip, move, hurry;...

Words derived from “skag-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kek-