Where does “schienen” come from?

schienen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German schînen, from Old Saxon skīnan, from Proto-West Germanic skīnan, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

schienen (Low 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 “schienen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschînen—
2Old Saxonskīnanto shine
3Proto-West Germanicskīnanto shine; to appear
4Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skīnan →