Where does “שײַן” come from?

שײַן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German schīn, from Old High German scīn.

שײַן (Yiddish): light, glow

Definitions

  1. light, glow

Ancestry of “שײַן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschīn—
2Old High Germanscīn—
Every word from Old High German scīn →Every word from Middle High German schīn →