Where does “scene” come from?

scene (Old English) comes 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...

scene (Old English): Alternative form of sċīene

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sċīene

Ancestry of “scene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskaunībeautiful
2Proto-Germanicskaunį̄niceness, beauty
3Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄ →