Etymology

shaker

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Today it means: A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken. Full definition →

English shake ← Middle English schaken ← Old English sċacan
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shaker · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*skek-
  2. Proto-Germanic*skakaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*skakan
  4. Old Englishsċacan
  5. Middle Englishschaken
  6. Englishshake
  7. English todayshaker

From shake + -er.

Shaker · noun, adjective2

From shake + -er, from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship.

Shaker · proper noun3

From Arabic.

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