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Where does “skehaną” come from?

skehaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sḱek-.

skehaną (Proto-Germanic): to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen

Definitions

  1. to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen

Ancestry of “skehaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-—

Words derived from “skehaną”

  • shoes
  • shoe
  • Schubert
  • Schumann
  • shod
  • horseshoe
  • chic
  • hoo
  • slipshod
  • shoestring
  • shoebox
  • roughshod
  • shoemaking
  • snowshoe
  • shoeshine
  • snowshoeing
  • Snowshoe
  • shoehorn
  • shoeblack
  • Heilsgeschichte
  • gumshoe
  • dryshod
  • overshoe
  • Muleshoe
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