Where does “schœne” come from?

schœne (Middle High German) comes from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic skaunī, from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

schœne (Middle High German): beautiful

Definitions

  1. beautiful

Ancestry of “schœne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscōnihandsome, brilliant, pure, lovely, good,...
2Proto-West Germanicskaunībeautiful
3Proto-Germanicskaunį̄niceness, beauty
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “schœne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄ →