Where does “shone” come from?

shone (Middle English) comes from Old English scȳne, from Proto-Germanic skauniz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun- — quick, dashing, beautiful.

shone (Middle English): beautiful, glorious, excellent, resplendent,...

Definitions

  1. beautiful, glorious, excellent, resplendent,...

Ancestry of “shone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscȳne
2Proto-Germanicskaunizbeautiful, shining
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱoun-quick, dashing, beautiful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun-Every word from Proto-Germanic skaunizEvery word from Old English scȳne