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Where does “skaggijô” come from?

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

Ancestry of “skaggijô”, 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 “skaggijô”

  • shagged
  • shaggedness
  • sceacga
  • sceacgede
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