Where does “scinen” come from?

scinen (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.

scinen (Middle English): Alternative form of schinen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of schinen

Ancestry of “scinen”, step by step

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