Where does “schön” come from?
schön (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic skaunī, from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
schön (Central Franconian): beautiful; pretty; nice
Ancestry of “schön”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | schœne | — |
| 2 | Old High German | scōni | handsome, brilliant, pure, lovely, good,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skaunī | beautiful |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaunį̄ | niceness, beauty |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |