Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kek-

‘to shake, stir’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-, most familiar first.

• shag ← *schagge ← sċeacga ← *skaggô
• shackle ← schakelen ← schakel ← sċacul ← *skakul
• shagged ← sceacgede ← sceacga ← *skaggiją

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-