schicken

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schicken (“to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately”), from Proto-Germanic *skikkijaną (“to order, send”), from Proto-Indo-European *skeg- (“to jump, spring”); representing the causative of Middle High German geschehen, geschēn (“to happen, rush”) from Old High German giskehan (“to happen”) from Proto-Germanic *skehaną (“to run, move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to run, jump, spring”). Akin to Middle English skekken (“to send forth”), Old English scēon (“to happen”), schie- in Dutch schielijk (“hasty”). More at chic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪkŋ̩/, /ˈʃɪkən/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪkŋ̩
  • Homophone: Chicken (according to one pronunciation of this word)

Verb

schicken (third-person singular simple present schickt, past tense schickte, past participle geschickt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to send
  2. (reflexive) to hurry (rare)
  3. (reflexive) to be decent, to be appropriate

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Further reading

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Unknown.

Verb

schicken

  1. to arrange, to carry out, to get done
  2. to create, to bring to life
  3. to direct
  4. to determine, to assign
  5. (late) to send, to delegate

Inflection

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Descendants

Further reading

  • “schicken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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