Where does “skina” come from?

skina (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish skīna, from Old Norse skína, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

skina (Swedish): to shine

Definitions

  1. to shine

Ancestry of “skina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskīnato shine
2Old Norseskínato shine
3Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “skina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skīnaną →Every word from Old Norse skína →
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