Where does “Schengen-alue” come from?
Schengen-alue (Finnish) comes from Finnish Schengen, 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-alue (Finnish): Schengen Area
Definitions
- Schengen Area
Ancestry of “Schengen-alue”, step by step
Schengen-alue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Schengen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Schengen | Schengen; short for Schengenin sopimus, the... |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | schéngen | to shine; to seem, to appear |
| 3 | Middle High German | schīnen | to shine |
| 4 | Old High German | skīnan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skīnan | to shine; to appear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skīnaną | to shine; to appear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₁y- | to shine, shimmer |