Where does “scheme” come from?

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

scheme (Middle Low German): A shadow, a shade; a darkness created by an...

Definitions

  1. A shadow, a shade; a darkness created by an...

Ancestry of “scheme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonskimoshine; shimmer
2Proto-Germanicskīmôshine; luminescence; light; lamp
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeyh₁-to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīmô →Every word from Old Saxon skimo →
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