An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schächer

by Friedrich Kluge

Schächer masculine, ‘robber,’ from the equivalent Middle High German schâchœre, Old High German scâhhâri, masculine, connected with Middle High German schâch, Old High German scâh, masculine, ‘robbery, rapine'; compare Dutch schaak, ‘rape, seduction,’ Old Frisian skâk, ‘booty, robbery,’ Anglo-Saxon sčeâcêre, ‘robber'; Gothic *skêka, ‘robbery,’ is wanting. The Teutonic cognates passed into Romance; compare Old French échec, ‘robbery.’ Other terms related to the Teutonic cognates are not found in the Aryan languages.