Where does “schéin” come from?

schéin (Luxembourgish) comes from Proto-Germanic skauniz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun- — quick, dashing, beautiful.

schéin (Luxembourgish): beautiful; pretty

Definitions

  1. beautiful; pretty

Ancestry of “schéin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaunizbeautiful, shining
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱoun-quick, dashing, beautiful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skauniz →