Where does “shackle” come from?

shackle (Scots) comes from Old English sċacul, from Proto-Germanic skakulaz, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

shackle (Scots): shackle, fetter, manacle; wrist; to shackle

Definitions

  1. shackle, fetter, manacle; wrist; to shackle

Ancestry of “shackle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċaculshackle, bond, fetter
2Proto-Germanicskakulaza link in a chain; a fetter
3Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

Words derived from “shackle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →