Where does “skucavati” come from?
skucavati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian skȕcati, from Serbo-Croatian kucati, from Serbo-Croatian cukati, from German zücken, from Middle High German zucken, from Old High German zucken, from Proto-Germanic tukkijaną, from Proto-Germanic tug- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
skucavati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of skȕcati
Definitions
- imperfective form of skȕcati
Ancestry of “skucavati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | skȕcati | to scrape up to gather little by little |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | kucati | to knock, tap, beat, strike; to type |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | cukati | to jerk |
| 4 | German | zücken | to draw |
| 5 | Middle High German | zucken | — |
| 6 | Old High German | zucken | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tukkijaną | To draw; snatch; pull out; whip out |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tug- | — |
| 9 | Frankish | -wald | — |
| 10 | Frankish | wald | power, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | waldaz | leader |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | waldaną | to rule |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |