Where does “skøn” come from?
skøn (Danish) comes from Middle Low German schö̂ne, from Old Saxon skōni, 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...
skøn (Danish): beautiful; lovely, great, fantastic; delicious
Definitions
- beautiful; lovely, great, fantastic; delicious
Ancestry of “skøn”, step by step
skøn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German schö̂ne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | schö̂ne | fine flour bread |
| 2 | Old Saxon | skōni | shiny, beautiful |
| 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... |