skænke
Danish
/skɛŋkə/
verb
Definitions
- (solemn) to grant, bestow, give
- to pour a beverage in a glass
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German schenken derived from Proto-Germanic *skankijaną (pour, serve drinks, tilt, serve pour drinks, pour in).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skankijaną
Gloss
pour, serve drinks, tilt, serve pour drinks, pour in
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- einschenken German
- schenken German
- verschenken German
- *(s)keng- Proto-Indo-European
- *skankijaną Proto-Germanic
- scencan Old English
- skekkja Old Norse
- skenkja Old Norse
- skænk Danish
- skekkja Icelandic
- scenken Old High German
- schenken Middle High German
- *skankijan gmw-pro
- skenken Old Dutch
- schenke Middle Low German
- schenken Middle Low German
- skenkian Old Saxon
- skænkia Old Swedish
- *skankijō Frankish
- *skankjō Frankish