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Where does “Schein” come from?

Schein (German) comes from Middle High German schīn, from Old High German scīn.

Schein (German): shine, gleam, flash; certificate, ticket; bill,...

Definitions

  1. shine, gleam, flash; certificate, ticket; bill,...

Ancestry of “Schein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschīn—
2Old High Germanscīn—

Words derived from “Schein”

  • heiligenschein
  • Schuldschein
  • Heiligenschein
  • Bescheinigung
  • bescheinigen
  • Krankenschein
  • Mondschein
  • Sonnenschein
  • Geldschein
  • Waffenerwerbsschein
  • scheinselbstständig
  • Taufschein
  • scheintot
Every word from Old High German scīn →