Where does “scone” come from?

scone (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...

scone (Middle Dutch): Alternative spelling of schône; beautiful, bright

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of schône; beautiful, bright

Ancestry of “scone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschônebeautiful
2Old Dutchskōni
3Proto-West Germanicskaunībeautiful
4Proto-Germanicskaunį̄niceness, beauty
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄Every word from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄
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