Where does “schéngen” come from?

schéngen (Luxembourgish) 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.

schéngen (Luxembourgish): to shine; to seem, to appear

Definitions

  1. to shine; to seem, to appear

Ancestry of “schéngen”, 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 “schéngen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skīnan →