Where does “*skīnan” come from?

*skīnan (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

Ancestry of “*skīnan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*skīnan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīnaną →
*skīnan — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer