Where does “geondscinan” come from?

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

geondscinan (Old English): to shine upon, illuminate

Definitions

  1. to shine upon, illuminate

Ancestry of “geondscinan”, step by step

geondscinan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sċīnan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċīnanto shine
2Proto-West Germanicskīnanto shine; to appear
3Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

via Old English ġeond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeondthrough, throughout (+accusative)
2Proto-Germanicjend-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanī-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skīnan →