échasse
French
noun
Definitions
- stilt piece of wood used to appear taller
- (ornithology) One of a number of stilt birds, not always directly corresponding to .
Etymology
Inherited from Old French eschace (stick) derived from Frankish *skakkja (stilt) derived from Proto-Germanic *skakaną (shake, swing, stir, escape).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skakaną
Gloss
shake, swing, stir, escape
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
- Skategate English
- cheapskate English
- clap skate English
- fanskate English
- outskate English
- overskate English
- skate English
- skate-around English
- skateability English
- skateable English
- skateathon English
- skateboard English
- skatecore English
- skatefish English
- skateless English
- skatelike English
- skatemobile English
- skatepark English
- skatepunk English
- skater English
- skateshop English
- skateway English
- skatewear English
- speedskate English
- wakeskate English
- Skate German
- skateare Italian
- schaats Dutch, Flemish
- skate Dutch, Flemish
- skaten Dutch, Flemish
- *(s)kAg'- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)keg- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)kek- Proto-Indo-European
- skøyte Norwegian Bokmål
- skate Portuguese
- *skakaną Proto-Germanic
- *skukkaną Proto-Germanic
- スケート Japanese
- scacan Old English
- sċeacan Old English
- skaka Old Norse
- skøjte Danish
- eschace Old French
- สเกต Thai
- schāetse Middle Dutch
- sgeatadh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- skakan Old Saxon
- 스께또 Korean
- 스케이트 Korean
- 스케트 Korean
- *skakkja Frankish