Where does “scimo” come from?

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

scimo (Old High German): shine; shimmer

Definitions

  1. shine; shimmer

Ancestry of “scimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskīmôshine; luminescence; light; lamp
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeyh₁-to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīmô →