Where does “irskinan” come from?

irskinan (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skīnan, from Proto-West Germanic skīnan, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

irskinan (Old Dutch): to appear, to become visible

Definitions

  1. to appear, to become visible

Ancestry of “irskinan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskīnanto shine
2Proto-West Germanicskīnanto shine; to appear
3Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skīnan →