Where does “stime” come from?

stime (English) comes from Old English scima, from Proto-Germanic skīmô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeyh₁- — to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer.

stime (English): A slight gleam or glimmer; a glimpse

Definitions

  1. A slight gleam or glimmer; a glimpse

Ancestry of “stime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscimashine, brightness
2Proto-Germanicskīmôshine; luminescence; light; lamp
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeyh₁-to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīmô →Every word from Old English scima →
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