Where does “schonen” come from?
schonen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schône, 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...
schonen (Middle Dutch): to make/become beautiful, to decorate; to...
Definitions
- to make/become beautiful, to decorate; to...
Ancestry of “schonen”, step by step
schonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch schône
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | schône | beautiful |
| 2 | Old Dutch | skōni | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skaunī | beautiful |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaunį̄ | niceness, beauty |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Old Norse Skáney
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | Skáney | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *Skadinawjō | Scania |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |