Where does “schön” come from?
schön (German) comes from Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic skaunī, from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
schön (German): beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome; good, great,...
Definitions
- beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome; good, great,...
Ancestry of “schön”, step by step
schön traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German schœne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | schœne | beautiful |
| 2 | Old High German | scōni | handsome, brilliant, pure, lovely, good,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skaunī | beautiful |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaunį̄ | niceness, beauty |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Old Frisian skō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | skō | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | skōh | shoe |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skōh | shoe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |
via Middle High German scheln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | scheln | — |
| 2 | Old High German | skellen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skallijaną | to make a sound; cause to sound; ring |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skellaną | to sound, clatter, ring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |