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Where does “schinen” come from?

schinen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skīnan, from Proto-West Germanic skīnan, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

schinen (Middle Dutch): to shine; to be visible; to appear, to look, to...

Definitions

  1. to shine; to be visible; to appear, to look, to...

Ancestry of “schinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskīnan—
2Proto-West Germanicskīnanto shine; to appear
3Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “schinen”

  • schijnheilig
  • schijnen
  • schijnheiligheid
  • schijnbaar
  • schijngestalte
  • uitschijnen
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