Where does “ske” come from?

ske (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish ske, from Middle Low German schên, from Old Saxon skehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

ske (Swedish): to happen; in particular what happens during some...

Definitions

  1. to happen; in particular what happens during some...

Ancestry of “ske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishske—
2Middle Low Germanschên—
3Old Saxonskehan—
4Proto-West Germanic*skehanto move quickly
5Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

Words derived from “ske”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skehan →
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