Where does “שײַנען” come from?
שײַנען (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German schīnen, from Old High German skīnan, from Proto-West Germanic skīnan, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.
שײַנען (Yiddish): shine
Ancestry of “שײַנען”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | schīnen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | skīnan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skīnan | to shine; to appear |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skīnaną | to shine; to appear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₁y- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “שײַנען”