Where does “skína” come from?

skína (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

skína (Old Norse): to shine

Definitions

  1. to shine

Ancestry of “skína”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “skína”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīnaną →