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Where does “(s)keg-” come from?

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

Definitions

to jump, move, hurry; to jump, skip, move, hurry;...

Words derived from “(s)keg-”

shock
shocking
shaggy
shockingly
shackle
shag
shocker
aftershock
electroshock
shaw
shagged
unshackle
Skegness
shagbark
postshock
footshock
unshackling
shockable
mainshock
foreshock
antishock
preshock
countershock
shagginess

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