Where does “skakaną” come from?

skakaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

skakaną (Proto-Germanic): to swing; to shake; to escape

Definitions

  1. to swing; to shake; to escape

Ancestry of “skakaną”, step by step

skakaną traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European skeg-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

via Proto-Indo-European (s)kek-

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

Words derived from “skakaną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →