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...
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- Schengen; short for Schengenin sopimus, the...
Ancestry of “Schengen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | schéngen | to shine; to seem, to appear |
| 2 | Middle High German | schīnen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | skīnan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skīnan | to shine; to appear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skīnaną | to shine; to appear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₁y- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “Schengen”