Where does “schem” come from?
schem (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skimo, from Proto-West Germanic *skīmō, from Proto-Germanic skīmô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeyh₁- — to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer.
Ancestry of “schem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | skimo | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *skīmō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skīmô | shine; luminescence; light; lamp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeyh₁- | to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer |
Words derived from “schem”