Where does “shine” come from?

shine (Middle English) comes from Old English scinu, from Proto-West Germanic skinu, from Proto-Germanic skinō, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

shine (Middle English): Alternative form of schinen; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of schinen; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “shine”, step by step

shine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English scinu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscinushin
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

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinō →