Where does “Schengen” come from?

Schengen (Finnish) comes from Luxembourgish schéngen, 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.

Schengen (Finnish): Schengen; short for Schengenin sopimus, the...

Definitions

  1. Schengen; short for Schengenin sopimus, the...

Ancestry of “Schengen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishschéngento shine; to seem, to appear
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 “Schengen”

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