Where does “schien” come from?

schien (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skian, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

schien (Middle Dutch): Synonym of geschien

Definitions

  1. Synonym of geschien

Ancestry of “schien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskian—
2Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

Words derived from “schien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną →Every word from Old Dutch skian →