English

Shaker

From shake + -er, from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship.

Formed from shake + -er

Proto-Indo-European *skek- ‘to jump’

Proto-Germanic *skakaną ‘to shake, swing, escape’

Proto-West Germanic *skakan ‘to shake’

Old English sċacan ‘to pass or depart’

Middle English schaken ‘to rock or agitate’

English shake

Today it means

noun One of a Christian Protestant religious sect who do not marry.

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