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
- to shine; to be visible; to appear, to look, to...
Ancestry of “schinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | skīnan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | skīnan | to shine; to appear |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skīnaną | to shine; to appear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₁y- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “schinen”