ske
Swedish
/ɧeː/
verb-reg
Definitions
- (impersonal) to happen; in particular what happens during some extended period of time
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish ske derived from Middle Low German schên.
Origin
Middle Low German
schên
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- geschehen German
- ungeschehen German
- geschiedboek Dutch, Flemish
- geschieden Dutch, Flemish
- geschiedenis Dutch, Flemish
- geschiedkunde Dutch, Flemish
- geschiedvervalsing Dutch, Flemish
- misschien Dutch, Flemish
- schielijk Dutch, Flemish
- kan Swedish
- kanske Swedish
- måske Danish
- ske Danish
- skefuld Danish
- spiseske Danish
- teske Danish
- ske Icelandic
- geschien Middle Dutch
- ske Faroese
- geschehen Middle High German
- *skian Old Dutch
- schên Middle Low German
- schēn Middle Low German
- ske Old Swedish
- jenön Volapük
- sji-jje Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish