Where does “schinen” come from?

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

schinen (Middle English): To emit brightness and lightness; to shine; To...

Definitions

  1. To emit brightness and lightness; to shine; To...

Ancestry of “schinen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “schinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skīnan →