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Where does “skaggô” come from?

skaggô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic skag-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kek- — to jump, move; to shake, stir.

Ancestry of “skaggô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskag-to emerge, stick out, protrude; to emerge, stick...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kek-to jump, move; to shake, stir

Words derived from “skaggô”

  • shaggy
  • shag
  • shagged
  • shagbark
  • shagginess
  • shaggily
  • shagger
  • shagpile
  • shaggable
  • beshagged
  • shagadelic
  • shagtastic
  • sheepshagger
  • shagless
  • gangshag
  • shagaholic
  • shagfest
  • unshaggable
  • shaggability
  • shaggedness
  • sjekkie
  • shag
  • schagge
  • sċeacga
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