Etymograph

English

Schenk

Schenk comes from German Schenk ‘cupbearer’, from Proto-West Germanic *skankijō ‘drink server’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kong-os.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kong-osreconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skankaz‘askew’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skankijaną‘to pour (a drink)’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skankijan‘to pour (a drink)’reconstructed
  5. Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*skankijō‘drink server’reconstructed
  6. Old High Germanc. 750–1050scenco
  7. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350schenke
  8. Germanc. 1650–presentSchenk‘cupbearer’
  9. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kong-osreconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skankaz‘askew’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skankijaną‘to pour (a drink)’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skankijan‘to pour (a drink)’reconstructed
  5. Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*skankijō‘drink server’reconstructed
  6. Old High Germanc. 750–1050scenco
  7. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350schenke
  8. Germanc. 1650–presentSchenk‘cupbearer’
  9. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *skankijaną ‘to pour (a drink)’

skink, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kong-os / Schenk

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