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Where does “skinan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “skinan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskīnanto shine; to appear
2Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “skinan”

  • schijnheilig
  • schijnen
  • schijnheiligheid
  • schijnbaar
  • schijngestalte
  • uitschijnen
  • schinen
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