Where does “шенкати” come from?
шенкати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German schenken, from Middle High German schenken, from Old High German scenken, from Proto-West Germanic skankijan, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.
шенкати (Serbo-Croatian): to give as a gift, to gift
Definitions
- to give as a gift, to gift
Ancestry of “шенкати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | schenken | to pour from a vessel, to serve; to give as a... |
| 2 | Middle High German | schenken | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scenken | to pur in, give drink to, water |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skankijan | to pour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skankijaną | to skew, tilt, tip; to pour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kenǵ- | to limp |