Where does “schyne” come from?

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

schyne (Middle English): Alternative form of schinen; A instance of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of schinen; A instance of...

Ancestry of “schyne”, step by step

schyne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English schinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishschinenTo emit brightness and lightness; to shine; To...
2Old Englishsċīnanto shine
3Proto-West Germanicskīnanto shine; to appear
4Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

via Old English sċinu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċinushin
2Proto-West Germanicskinubar, track; shin, spine
3Proto-Germanicskinōplate; rim; piece; shinbone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “schyne”

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