schicken
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃɪkŋ̩/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (transitive) to send
- (reflexive) to hurry (rare)
- (reflexive) to be decent, to be appropriate
Etymology
Derived from Middle High German schicken (outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately) derived from Old High German *skihhen derived from Proto-Germanic *skikkijaną (send, order, make move).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skikkijaną
Gloss
send, order, make move
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Schick German
- Schicksal German
- Schicksalsgemeinschaft German
- Schicksalsschlag German
- Schicksalstag German
- anschicken German
- ausschicken German
- beschicken German
- geschehen German
- schicklich German
- schicksalhaft German
- schicksalsträchtig German
- verschicken German
- wegschicken German
- zurückschicken German
- beschikken Dutch, Flemish
- geschieden Dutch, Flemish
- onderschikken Dutch, Flemish
- rangschikken Dutch, Flemish
- schielijk Dutch, Flemish
- schikken Dutch, Flemish
- schikking Dutch, Flemish
- schiksel Dutch, Flemish
- chicaner French
- *skikkijaną Proto-Germanic
- schelike Middle Dutch
- schicken Middle Dutch
- *skihhen Old High German
- giskehan Old High German
- skielik Afrikaans
- geschehen Middle High German
- geschehen, geschēn Middle High German
- schicken Middle High German
- erausschécken Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- heemschécken Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- schécken Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- געשען Yiddish
- שיקן Yiddish
- *skikken Old Dutch
- schicken Middle Low German