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Where does “schonn” come from?

schonn (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German scōno, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic skaunī, from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

schonn (Luxembourgish): already; yet

Definitions

  1. already; yet

Ancestry of “schonn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscōnobeautifully
2Old High Germanscōnihandsome, brilliant, pure, lovely, good,...
3Proto-West Germanicskaunībeautiful
4Proto-Germanicskaunį̄niceness, beauty
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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