Where does “Schemen” come from?

Schemen (German) comes from Middle High German scheme, from Old High German skemo, from Proto-Germanic skīmô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeyh₁- — to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer.

Schemen (German): an indistinct shape or shadow; a silhouette in...

Definitions

  1. an indistinct shape or shadow; a silhouette in...

Ancestry of “Schemen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanscheme—
2Old High Germanskemo—
3Proto-Germanicskīmôshine; luminescence; light; lamp
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeyh₁-to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer

Words derived from “Schemen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīmô →Every word from Old High German skemo →