Etymology

shaken

shak·en
S1H4A1K5E1N1

Today it means: Moved rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. Full definition →

Middle English (i)shaken
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

shaken · adjective, verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited from(i)shaken
  2. English todayshaken

The verb is derived from Middle English (i)shaken, from (i- (prefix forming past participle forms of verbs)) + shaken (“to tremble, shake; etc.”) + -en (suffix forming past participle forms of verbs). The adjective is derived from the verb. By surface analysis, shake (verb) + -n (a variant of -en (suffix forming past participle forms of verbs; and adjectives)).

shaken · noun2

  1. Japanese · borrowed from車剣
  2. English todayshaken

Borrowed from Japanese 車剣 (しゃけん, shaken), from 車 (しゃ, sha, “vehicle; wheel”) + 剣 (けん, ken, “sword”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.