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Where does “skimō” come from?

skimō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeyh₁- — to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer.

skimō (Proto-Germanic): shine; luminescence; light; lamp

Definitions

  1. shine; luminescence; light; lamp

Ancestry of “skimō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeyh₁-to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer

Words derived from “skimō”

  • stime
  • scima
  • 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰
  • scimo
  • scheme
  • skimo
  • scimo
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