Where does “skīnan” come from?
skīnan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic skīnan, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.
Ancestry of “skīnan”, step by step
skīnan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic skīnan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | skīnan | to shine; to appear |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skīnaną | to shine; to appear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₁y- | to shine, shimmer |
via Proto-Germanic *skīnan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *skīnan | — |