Where does “schemer” come from?

schemer (Dutch) comes from Dutch schemeren, from Middle Dutch schemeren, from Proto-Germanic skimō — shine; luminescence.

schemer (Dutch): twilight

Definitions

  1. twilight

Ancestry of “schemer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “schemer”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skimō →