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
Ancestry of “schéin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skauniz | beautiful, shining |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱoun- | quick, dashing, beautiful |