Where does “scinan” come from?

scinan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon skinan, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

scinan (Old Saxon): Alternative spelling of skinan

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of skinan

Ancestry of “scinan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonskinanto shine
2Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīnaną →Every word from Old Saxon skinan →