Where does “scheinen” come from?

scheinen (German) comes 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.

scheinen (German): to shine; to gleam; to seem; to appear; to look

Definitions

  1. to shine; to gleam; to seem; to appear; to look

Ancestry of “scheinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschīnento shine
2Old High Germanskīnan—
3Proto-West Germanicskīnanto shine; to appear
4Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “scheinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skīnan →
scheinen — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer