Where does “scheme” come from?

scheme (Middle High German) comes from Old High German skemo, from Proto-Germanic skīmô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeyh₁- — to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer.

Ancestry of “scheme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskemo—
2Proto-Germanicskīmôshine; luminescence; light; lamp
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeyh₁-to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer

Words derived from “scheme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīmô →Every word from Old High German skemo →