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

Definitions

  1. fine flour bread

Ancestry of “schö̂ne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonskōnishiny, beautiful
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 “schö̂ne”

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