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Where does “schemer” come from?

schemer (Dutch) comes from Dutch schemeren, from Middle Dutch schemeren, from Proto-Germanic skimō.

schemer (Dutch): twilight

Definitions

  1. twilight

Ancestry of “schemer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschemerento be dusky, to be in twilight
2Middle Dutchschemeren—
3Proto-Germanicskimō—

Words derived from “schemer”

  • schemerlicht
  • schemerdonker
  • schemerstond
Every word from Proto-Germanic skimō →