Where does “scima” come from?

scima (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skīmô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeyh₁- — to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer.

scima (Old English): shine, brightness

Definitions

  1. shine, brightness

Ancestry of “scima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskīmôshine; luminescence; light; lamp
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeyh₁-to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer

Words derived from “scima”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīmô →
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