Where does “efterskänka” come from?
efterskänka (Swedish) comes from Swedish skänka, from Old Swedish skænkia, from Middle Low German schenken, from Old Saxon skenkian, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.
efterskänka (Swedish): to remit, to waive (refrain from exacting or inflicting (a claim or punishment or the like))
Definitions
- to remit, to waive (refrain from exacting or inflicting (a claim or punishment or the like))
Ancestry of “efterskänka”, step by step
efterskänka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skänka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skänka | to give, donate |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skænkia | to serve (to), to pour out |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schenken | to pour; bestow |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skenkian | to pour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skankijaną | to skew, tilt, tip; to pour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kenǵ- | to limp |
via Swedish efter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | efter | after; subsequent; later in time than "or" later... |
| 2 | Old Norse | eptir | after; afterwards; along |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ | after |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |