Etymograph

English

Shacklean

From Shackle + -an.

Formed from Shackle + -an

Proto-Germanic *skakulaz

Proto-West Germanic *skakul

Old English sċacul ‘fetter, shackle’

Middle English shakel ‘a fetter, shackle’

English Shackle

Today it means

adj Of or relating to G. L. S. Shackle (1903–1992), English economist who made a practical attempt to challenge classical rational-choice theory.

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Etymograph / Shacklean