Where does “skína” come from?

skína (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skína, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

skína (Faroese): to shine

Definitions

  1. to shine

Ancestry of “skína”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskínato shine
2Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīnaną →Every word from Old Norse skína →