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
Ancestry of “scimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skīmô | shine; luminescence; light; lamp |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeyh₁- | to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer |