Where does “ŝajni” come from?

ŝajni (Esperanto) comes from German scheinen, from Middle High German schīnen, from Old High German skīnan, from Proto-West Germanic skīnan, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

ŝajni (Esperanto): to seem, appear

Definitions

  1. to seem, appear

Ancestry of “ŝajni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanscheinento shine; to gleam; to seem; to appear; to look
2Middle High Germanschīnento shine
3Old High Germanskīnan—
4Proto-West Germanicskīnanto shine; to appear
5Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “ŝajni”

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