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Where does “schene” come from?

schene (Middle English) comes from Old English sċīene, 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...

Ancestry of “schene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċīenebeautiful, fair, bright, brilliant, light
2Proto-West Germanicskaunībeautiful
3Proto-Germanicskaunį̄niceness, beauty
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “schene”

  • sheen
  • sheeny
  • sheenless
  • sheenful
  • sheenly
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