Where does “skinan” come from?
skinan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic skīnan, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.
Ancestry of “skinan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “skinan”