Etymology

toshake

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Today it means: To shake violently; shake to pieces. Full definition →

Middle English toshaken ← Old English *tōsceacan, *tōscacan
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  1. Old English · inherited from*tōsceacan, *tōscacan
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtoshaken
  3. English todaytoshake

From Middle English toshaken, from Old English *tōsceacan, *tōscacan, equivalent to to- + shake.

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