Where does “schim” come from?

schim (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schim, from Old Dutch skim, from Proto-Germanic skimaz.

schim (Dutch): shadow; apparition, ghost

Definitions

  1. shadow; apparition, ghost

Ancestry of “schim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschim—
2Old Dutchskim—
3Proto-Germanicskimaz—

Words derived from “schim”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skimaz →Every word from Old Dutch skim →Every word from Middle Dutch schim →