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Where does “schône” come from?

schône (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skōni, 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...

Ancestry of “schône”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskōni—
2Proto-West Germanicskaunībeautiful
3Proto-Germanicskaunį̄niceness, beauty
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “schône”

  • schoon
  • brandschoon
  • schoonwassen
  • schoonschrift
  • beeldschoon
  • scone
  • schonen
  • sjoen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →