Where does “skīnan” come from?

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

skīnan (Proto-West Germanic): to shine; to appear

Definitions

  1. to shine; to appear

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 →