Where does “schö̂ne” come from?
schö̂ne (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon skōni, 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...
schö̂ne (Middle Low German): fine flour bread
Ancestry of “schö̂ne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | skōni | shiny, beautiful |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | skaunī | beautiful |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skaunį̄ | niceness, beauty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “schö̂ne”