Where does “skakvåld” come from?

skakvåld (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.

skakvåld (Swedish): violent shaking of a person (usually an infant, potentially causing shaken baby syndrome)

Definitions

  1. violent shaking of a person (usually an infant, potentially causing shaken baby syndrome)

Ancestry of “skakvåld”, step by step

skakvåld 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 våld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvåldviolence; force
2Old Swedishvald—
3Old Norsevald—
4Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakaną →Every word from Old Norse skaka →