Where does “inschoon” come from?
inschoon (Dutch) comes from Dutch schoon, from Middle Dutch schône, from Old Dutch 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...
inschoon (Dutch): extremely clean
Definitions
- extremely clean
Ancestry of “inschoon”, step by step
inschoon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schoon | beautiful; clean; cleansed |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schône | beautiful |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skōni | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skaunī | beautiful |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaunį̄ | niceness, beauty |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |