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Skulk

2 stages from Scandinavian to English.

Today it means to move around furtively, avoiding attention, often out of guilt or fear
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Stage 1 of 2
skulka
Scandinavian · medieval
"to lurk, to hide"
to lie in hiding, to lurk
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Stage 2 of 2
skulk
English · 1200s
"to move around stealthily, avoiding notice"
settled as the English word for moving stealthily to avoid notice
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