Where does “schijnen” come from?

schijnen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schinen, from Old Dutch skīnan, from Proto-West Germanic skīnan, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

schijnen (Dutch): to shine; to appear, to seem

Definitions

  1. to shine; to appear, to seem

Ancestry of “schijnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschinento shine; to be visible; to appear, to look, to...
2Old Dutchskīnanto shine
3Proto-West Germanicskīnanto shine; to appear
4Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “schijnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skīnan →