Where does “skons” come from?
skons (Cornish) comes from English scones, from English scone, from Scots scone, from Middle Low German schö̂ne, from Old Saxon skōni, from Proto-West Germanic skaunī, from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
skons (Cornish): scones
Definitions
- scones
Ancestry of “skons”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scones | plural of scone |
| 2 | English | scone | A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes... |
| 3 | Scots | scone | to strike the surface of something with some flat... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schö̂ne | fine flour bread |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skōni | shiny, beautiful |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skaunī | beautiful |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaunį̄ | niceness, beauty |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |