Where does “scheenbeen” come from?
scheenbeen (Dutch) comes from Dutch scheen, from Middle Dutch schene, from Old Dutch skina, from Proto-West Germanic skinu, from Proto-Germanic skinō, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
scheenbeen (Dutch): A tibia; A shin, the front of a vertebrate leg...
Definitions
- A tibia; A shin, the front of a vertebrate leg...
Ancestry of “scheenbeen”, step by step
scheenbeen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch scheen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | scheen | shin; strip of wood or metal |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schene | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skina | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skinu | bar, track; shin, spine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skinō | plate; rim; piece; shinbone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |