Where does “handskakning” come from?

handskakning (Swedish) comes from Swedish skaka, from Old Swedish skaka, from Old Norse skaka, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

handskakning (Swedish): a handshake

Definitions

  1. a handshake

Ancestry of “handskakning”, step by step

handskakning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskakato shake; to shake, to tremble
2Old Swedishskakato shake; to swing
3Old Norseskakato shake
4Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

via Swedish hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
2Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
3Old Norsehǫndhand
4Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakaną →Every word from Old Norse skaka →