schaetse

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Northern French escache (a stilt, trestle), from a Germanic language, perhaps Frankish *skakkja (stilt, literally thing that moves), related to *skakan (to shake, swing).

Noun

schāetse m or f

  1. peg leg, crutch
  2. stilt

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: schaats
  • Limburgish: sjaats

Further reading

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