Where does “skaka” come from?

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

skaka (Swedish): to shake; to shake, to tremble

Definitions

  1. to shake; to shake, to tremble

Ancestry of “skaka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skaka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakaną →Every word from Old Norse skaka →