Where does “schên” come from?

schên (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon skehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

Ancestry of “schên”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonskehan—
2Proto-West Germanic*skehanto move quickly
3Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

Words derived from “schên”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skehan →